Tsar Cannon, Moscow

Name: Tsar Cannon
Address: ul. Kreml, Moscow, 101000, Russia
Telephone: +7 495 695-41-46

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The Tsar Cannon is a large early modern period artillery piece on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. It is a monument of Russian artillery casting art, cast in bronze in 1586 in Moscow, by the Russian master bronze caster Andrey Chokhov. Mostly of symbolic impact, it was never used in a war. However, the cannon bears traces of at least one firing. Per the Guinness Book of Records it is the largest bombard by caliber in the world, and it is a major tourist attraction in the ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin. ()

Local name: Царь-пушка Completed: 1586 (439 years ago)Length: 18 ftCoordinates: 55°45'5"N, 37°37'4"E

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ul. KremlЦентральный административный ок (Хамовники)Moscow 101000 Russia

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+7 495 695-41-46

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Nearby attractions include: Tverskaya Street, Moscow Kremlin, Lenin's Mausoleum, Gostiny Dvor.

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Which popular attractions are close to Tsar Cannon?

Nearby attractions include Church of the Twelve Apostles, Moscow (1 min walk), Moscow Kremlin, Moscow (1 min walk), Ivanovskaya Square, Moscow (1 min walk), Dormition Cathedral, Moscow (2 min walk).

How to get to Tsar Cannon by public transport?

The nearest stations to Tsar Cannon:

Bus

Red Square • Lines: с920 (8 min walk)
Метро Библиотека имени Ленина • Lines: 144, м1, м2, м3, м7, Н11, Н2 (8 min walk)

Metro

Lenin Library (8 min walk)
Alexander Garden (10 min walk)

Tram

Метро Новокузнецкая • Lines: 3, 39, А (21 min walk)
Комиссариатский мост • Lines: 3, 39, А (21 min walk)