The Armoury (Oruzheynaya) Tower

The Oruzheynaya (Armoury) Tower is more than 32 meters high. It was formerly known as the Stable Tower, as when the tower was built from 1493-1495, it stood beside the Tsar's horse yards. It was first called the Armoury Tower in 1851, when the Armoury Palace was built inside the Kremlin. The tower stands between the Borovitskaya and Komendantskaya Towers, on the same side as the Alexandrovsky Gardens.