The Front Gate (1671–73) and Colonel's Palace at Kolomenskoye Estate in Moscow, Russia
The Front (Palace) Gate was constructed in 1672-73 and served as the parade entrance to the territory of the imperial residence. At the Gate there were mechanical lions made from wood and metal and covered by wool. The lions could roll their eyes and their loud roar welcomed the passing guests. The mechanism of these lions was managed in the Organ chamber situated inside the gate on the second tier. And on the third tier there was a clockwork with an hourly chime, connected with bells above it. A wooden double-headed eagle (the State Emblem) was erected at the top of the tent-roof of the Gate. In the northern wing of the Gate there is the Prikaznaya chamber (the Chancellery) which was an administrative place of the estate. In the southern wing there is the group of buildings of the Sitniy yard where traditional Russian drinks were made and stored. According to the legend the officers of the Streletsky regiment (Streltsy - Russian military corps in 16th-17th c.) lived in the building nearest to the gate, and that is why these chambers are also called the Colonel's chambers. In 2004 there was an exposition «Milestones in the history of Kolomenskoye» opened in the Front gate complex.
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Location: Kolomenskoye, Andropova Avenue 39, Moscow 140102, Moscow Region, Russia, Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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