Kremlin. Tsar Cannon. Side view. (Updated over a year ago)

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Andrey CHOKHOV (act. 1586): Designed to defend the main gates of the Kremlin but never fired. Named for Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich (r. 1584-1598). The caliber is 890 mm. and the cannon weighs approximately 39312 kilograms. Considered the largest cannon in the world. Each of the four cast-iron cannonballs weighs a ton.

Tags: applied arts , early modern , renaissance , russian

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 25, 2007.

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