Those who were in Kremlin were possibly told that this cannon had been made as a memorial to all Russian weapon and never shot. Indeed, how could shoot with these big heavy cannonballs? In fact it is an operational cannon that was made to shoot with case-shots in XVI century and these balls were put there only in XIX century for the tourists. They are fake, empty inside and their wall thickness is only 9cm (3.5”). By the way the gun-carriage was added in XIX century too.
Posts Tagged ‘Kremlin’
Czar-Pushka (Czar-Cannon)
Август 31st, 2010 
Anastasia 
Posted in In Moscow 
Tags: Czar-Cannon, Czar-Pushka, Kremlin, moscow, Places in Moscow, Places in Russia, russia 
No Comments »Video: Kremlin. View From The Moskva River
Август 31st, 2010 Anastasia A few days ago me and my friend from Chicago had a boat trip along the Moskva river (in Moscow, Russia). Here’s the video of the Kremlin taken from the boat with my cel phone.
