The first clock on the Spasskaya Tower was installed by the project of Galloway. In 1707, a new Dutch musical chimes was sent to Moscow on the order of Tsar Peter the Great.
In 1763, the clock was replaced again. The present-day clock and chimes were repaired and installed by the brothers Butenop in 1851.
In 1920, during the restoration of the Spasskaya Tower, musician M. Cheremnykh and the Kremlin’s plumber N. Berens rearranged the playing mechanism as to play the tune of “The International”.
In 1935, the tower’s marquee was crowned with a five-pointed star. In 1937, it was replaced by a new, larger one (diameter of 3,75 m).
Day and night the star’s surface is illuminated from the inside by a lamp of 5.000 W. The star rotates under the wind like a weathervane.
The Spasskaya Tower is a ten-story construction. It is 67,3 m high without the star and 71 m high with the star.
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Does anyone know if I can have the clock-sound as a ringtone for my mobile?
Thanks buddy
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haha I can hear the pom accent even just in the typing
This was supposed to play The Internationale after the revolution, but something messed up there afterwords.
Man that was one swell castle when we visited - totally RAD. I just dont now why they had to build it so far from the goddam airport man! I mean that’s gotta suck for supplies aint it? It took us like hours to get there - imagine if we had to defend the castle against those taliban insurjents man! I rekon the world needs the US to look after it man!
PS: their was like no Macdonalds in this city! Not even Burger King! ie man there were like no decent places to eat man! USA all the way man
The only sound-track of my life….
The first clock on the Spasskaya Tower was installed by the project of Galloway. In 1707, a new Dutch musical chimes was sent to Moscow on the order of Tsar Peter the Great.
The Spasskaya Tower is a ten-story construction. It is 67,3 m high without the star and 71 m high with the star.