Vodovzvodnaya Tower

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Vodovzvodnaya Tower is a historic corner tower of the Moscow Kremlin, notable for its riverside location along the Moskva River and its role in the fortress’s defensive and architectural ensemble.

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Vodovzvodnaya Tower canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kremlin tower ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ
architect Pietro Antonio Solari ⓘ
architecturalStyle Russian medieval fortification architecture ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
elevationRelativeToRiver rises above the Moskva River embankment ⓘ
hasCulturalRole symbol of Moscow’s historical fortifications ⓘ
hasFeature battlements ⓘ
corner tower layout ⓘ
machicolations ⓘ
pyramidal roof ⓘ
hasFunction defensive tower ⓘ
water-supply tower ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named after its water-lifting (vodovzvodnaya) mechanism ⓘ
hasView panoramic view over the Moskva River ⓘ
view towards the opposite riverbank of Moscow ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow ⓘ
isPartOf historic center of Moscow ⓘ
isProtectedAs cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ
locatedIn Moscow ⓘ
locatedOnWaterway Moskva River ⓘ
location Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
managedBy Federal Protective Service of Russia ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
nearby Borovitskaya Tower ⓘ
Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
Kremlin Arsenal ⓘ
ownedBy Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
partOf architectural ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
fortifications of the Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
southern Kremlin wall line ⓘ
linked to: Kremlin Wall
positionInComplex southwestern corner of the Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
relativeLocation faces the Moskva River ⓘ
near the Kremlin Embankment ⓘ
significance important element of the Kremlin’s defensive system ⓘ
prominent landmark on the Moskva River waterfront ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor defense of the Kremlin’s riverside flank ⓘ
water lifting and distribution in the Kremlin ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Towers of the Moscow Kremlin → hasPart → Vodovzvodnaya Tower ⓘ
Kremlin Wall → hasPart → Vodovzvodnaya Tower ⓘ