Moscow Kremlin
The Kremlin is the stronghold of Moscow and its historical center. Most of the city had been inside the Kremlin walls until the 16th century. Afterwards, the Kremlin became the official Tsars residence with just several most powerful nobles and a head of the Orthodox church, who lived inside. Italian architects built the present Kremlin fortifications at the end of the 15th century. Moscow Kremlin fortress was one of the most fortified in Europe, even more than the ones in Milan and Krakow. The red brick walls with 20 towers were never captured by the enemies.
Today I was in Moscow Kremlin with my new client from Ireland. This month, in December, it is getting dark in Moscow pretty early, almost after 4 pm, and when we finished tour inside all Kremlin’s cathedrals it was already starting dark and I decided to show my client and make several pictures with him nearby the fine examples of Russian workmanship, Tsar Cannon and Tsar Bell. When I was making photo session with my client nearby Tsar Cannon, I marked that it was quite impressive result even I used external flash to highlight a little bit foreground, so then I decided to make several shoots with Tsar Cannon without my client in a hope to make interesting picture... I had not a lot of time for it, because of my client was waiting for me, but I got so great interest in try to make the good composition, so even I had not marked a little boy standing nearby the huge wheel of the carriage of Tsar Cannon...
I made couple of interesting shots and posted another picture in this album with the name "Might of the Tsar Cannon" where you can see an interesting effect when I was able to highlight by external flash just the old cannon, without balls and carriage which were cast 150 years later in St. Petersburg as decoration for the Tsar Cannon. The cannon looks pretty powerful on both photos, especially it impress by its diameter. Behind the cannon you can see the main and oldest church inside the Moscow Kremlin - Assumption Cathedral which was built at the end of 15th century.
The Tsar Cannon Details:
Year of Cast: 1586
Foundry Man : Andrei Chokhov
Main Purpose: Defend the Kremlin's Savior Gate
Material: Bronze
Lenght: 5.34 meters
Diameter: 890 mm
Weight: 40 tonns
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