Moscow Red Square KREMLIN CHIMES

The chimes on the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin in full force beat off the anthem of Russia at six in the morning, at noon, at six in the evening and at midnight, and “Hail!“ Glinka - three and nine in the morning, as well as three and nine in the evening. Thus, they can be heard every three hours. And every hour only the main bell of the Spassky chimes history of tower clocks in the city of Moscow takes us back to 1404, when they were first installed on the estate of Prince Dmitry Donskoy’s son Vasily. The court of the Grand Duke himself was located not far from the Annunciation Cathedral of the Kremlin. These chimes were made by the Serbian clergyman - monk Lazar. A mechanical device in the form of a human figure beat the bell hourly. It is not known exactly when the clock with chimes appeared on the Spasskaya Tower. The tower itself was built by 1491 under the direction of architect Piero Solari. It happened during the reign of Tsar Ivan III.