Tsar Cannon

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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsar Bell and Terem Palace.

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The , also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, Tsar Kolokol III, or Royal Bell, is a 6.14-metre-tall, 6.6-metre-diameter bell on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin.

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or Teremnoy Palace is a historical building in the Moscow Kremlin, , which used to be the main residence of the Russian czars in the 17th century. is situated 170 metres southwest of Tsar Cannon.

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The was founded in the Moscow Kremlin in 1358 by Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow. The monastery was dedicated to the miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae. The Monastery was closed in 1918 and dismantled in 1929 by the Soviet government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moscow and Outskirts.

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Since its founding in 1147, has been at the crossroads of history as the capital of empires and a frequent target for invaders. As the capital of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and, today, the Federation, it has played a central role in the development of the largest country in the world.

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The Moscow include areas from 's 3rd Ring to Moscow Ring Road.

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Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug, is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of , . Population: 772,258 ; 741,967 ; 701,353 .

Tsar Cannon

Latitude
55.75147° or 55° 45′ 5″ north
Longitude
37.61792° or 37° 37′ 5″ east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Tsar Cannon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدفع القيصر”
  • Bashkir: “Батша пушка”
  • Bashkir: “Батша-пушка”
  • Belarusian: “Цар-гармата”
  • Bulgarian: “Цар Пушка”
  • Bulgarian: “Цар Топ”
  • Catalan: “Canó del Tsar”
  • Catalan: “Tsar Puixka”
  • Chinese: “沙皇炮”
  • Chuvash: “Тупă-патша”
  • Croatian: “Car puška”
  • Croatian: “Car Puška”
  • Czech: “car-dělo”
  • Czech: “Car-puška”
  • Dutch: “Tsarenkanon”
  • Esperanto: “Caro-kanono”
  • Estonian: “Tsaar-suurtükk”
  • Finnish: “Tsaarin kanuuna”
  • French: “Tsar Pouchka”
  • Georgian: “მეფე-ზარბაზანი”
  • German: “Zarenkanone”
  • Hebrew: “תותח הצאר”
  • Hungarian: “Cár-ágyú”
  • Indonesian: “Meriam Tsar”
  • Italian: “Tsar‘ Puška”
  • Italian: “Zar-puška”
  • Japanese: “ツァーリ・プーシュカ”
  • Korean: “차르 캐넌”
  • Lithuanian: “Caras (patranka)”
  • Lithuanian: “Caras”
  • Macedonian: “Царски топ”
  • Malayalam: “സാർ പീരങ്കി”
  • Persian: “توپ تزار”
  • Polish: “Car puszka”
  • Polish: “Car-puszka”
  • Portuguese: “Tsar Pushka”
  • Romanian: “Tunul Țarului”
  • Russian: “Царь-пушка”
  • Serbian: “Цар топ”
  • Serbian: “Цар-топ”
  • Slovak: “Car-puška”
  • Slovenian: “Car topov”
  • Spanish: “Cañón Tsar”
  • Spanish: “cañón zar”
  • Spanish: “Tsar Pushka”
  • Swedish: “Tsarkanonen”
  • Tamil: “சார் பீரங்கி”
  • Thai: “ปืนใหญ่ซาร์”
  • Turkish: “Çar Topu”
  • Ukrainian: “Цар-гармата”
  • Urdu: “زار توپ”
  • Vietnamese: “Pháo Sa Hoàng”

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