Taynitskaya Tower

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Taynitskaya Tower is one of the historic defensive towers of the Moscow Kremlin, notable for its concealed passageways and role in the fortress’s medieval fortifications.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tainitskaya Tower 2
Taynitskaya Tower canonical 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kremlin tower ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle Russian medieval fortification architecture ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Tainitskaya Tower ⓘ
linked to: Taynitskaya Tower
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Moscow’s medieval military architecture ⓘ
hasFunction defensive tower ⓘ
gate control ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
hasNameEtymology name derived from Russian word "taynik" meaning "secret" or "hidden place" ⓘ
hasSecretPassage yes ⓘ
hasUndergroundPassage yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
isPartOf historic ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
linked to: Moscow Kremlin
isProtectedAs monument of history and culture of federal significance in Russia ⓘ
locatedIn Moscow ⓘ
Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
managedBy Federal Protective Service of Russia ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
notableFor concealed passageways ⓘ
role in medieval fortifications of the Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
overlooks Moskva River ⓘ
ownedBy Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
partOf fortifications of the Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
southern wall of the Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
significance important element of Moscow’s medieval defensive system ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow ⓘ
usedFor access to secret water supply ⓘ
defense of the Kremlin ⓘ
observation ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Towers of the Moscow Kremlin → hasPart → Taynitskaya Tower ⓘ
Kremlin Wall → hasPart → Tainitskaya Tower ⓘ
linked to: Taynitskaya Tower
Taynitskaya Tower → hasAlternativeName → Tainitskaya Tower ⓘ
linked to: Taynitskaya Tower