Borovitskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin

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The Borovitskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin is a historic Kremlin tower notable for guarding one of the main entrances to the fortress complex near the Moscow River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kremlin tower
historic building
architecturalStyle Russian medieval architecture
category Gates of Moscow
Towers of the Moscow Kremlin
city Moscow
country Russia
guards one of the main entrances to the Moscow Kremlin
hasFunction defensive tower
gate tower
hasGate Borovitsky Gate
hasSignificance important access point to the Kremlin complex
hasViewOf Moscow River
linked to: Moskva River

parts of central Moscow
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
isEntranceTo Kremlin interior
linked to: Kremlin
locatedIn Moscow
Moscow Kremlin
Russia
locatedNear Moscow River
linked to: Moskva River
material brick
namedAfter Borovitsky Hill
overlooks Moscow River embankment
partOf fortress complex of the Moscow Kremlin
positionInKremlin southwestern part of the Moscow Kremlin wall
surroundedBy Kremlin walls
linked to: Kremlin Wall
touristAttraction yes
usedAs entrance for vehicles and visitors to the Kremlin

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Borovitskaya Square locatedNear Borovitskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin
Vozdvizhenka Street hasViewOf Borovitskaya Tower of the Kremlin
linked to: Borovitskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin
Pashkov House near Borovitskaya Tower of the Kremlin
linked to: Borovitskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin
Borovitsky Hill area locatedNear Borovitskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin