Gosudarstvennai︠a︡ Oruzheĭnai︠a︡ palata (Russia)
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- Bolʹsh. sov. ėnt︠s︡ikl., 3rd ed.:v. 18, p. 538 (Oruzheĭnai︠a︡ palata located in Moscow Kremlin; first mentioned in 1547 chronicles; in 1806 became a museum and renamed Masterskai︠a︡ i Oruzheĭnai︠a︡ palata [later as Moskovskai︠a︡ Oruzheĭnai︠a︡ palata]; Gosudarstvennai︠a︡ Oruzheĭnai︠a︡ palata oldest museum in Soviet Union; its filial Muzeĭ prikladnogo iskusstva i byta 17 v. opened in 1962)
- Fabergé, the imperial eggs, c1989:t.p. (Armory Museum, State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin)
- Dutch guns in Russia, 1996:t.p. (Moscow Kremlin Armoury)
- Il tesoro del Cremlino, 2011:p. 15 (Mosca, Piazza dell'armeria del Cremlino)
The Kremlin Armoury (Russian: Оружейная палата) is one of the oldest museums in Moscow. It is located in the Moscow Kremlin, and is a part of the Moscow Kremlin Museum. The Kremlin Armoury originated as the royal arsenal in 1508. Until the transfer of the court to St Petersburg, the Armoury was in charge of producing, purchasing and storing weapons, jewelry and various household articles of the tsars. The finest Muscovite gunsmiths (the Vyatkin brothers), jewelers (Gavrila Ovdokimov), and painters (Simon Ushakov) used to work there. In 1640 and 1683, they opened the iconography and pictorial studios, where the lessons on painting and handicrafts could be given. In 1700, the Armoury was enriched with the treasures of the Golden and Silver chambers of the Russian tsars.
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