The Armory is one of the museums of the Moscow Kremlin. In the halls of the Armory you can admire not only old weapons, but also the ceremonial vestments of kings and clergy, crews of the XVI-XVIII centuries, precious fabrics and sewing, gold and silver items.
You will need
- - Admission ticket;
- - Internet access.
Instruction manual
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You can visit the Armory at the following sessions: 10:00, 12:00, 14:30, 16:30. The day off is Thursday. Tickets can be purchased at the box office of the Kremlin 45 minutes before the start of the session. A ticket without a discount costs 700 rubles. Pupils, students and retirees (citizens of the Russian Federation) have a privilege - upon presentation of the relevant documents a ticket will cost 200 rubles. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, parents and children can visit the Armory with a weekend family ticket. If you are not more than 2 adults and 2 children, then the ticket price will be 200 rubles per person. And every third Monday of the month, all Russians under the age of 18 can visit the Armory for free.
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The Armory consists of 9 halls, in which approximately four thousand art monuments of Russia and foreign countries of the 4th - early 20th centuries are located. Unfortunately, it is strictly forbidden to take pictures on the camera and take pictures in the Armory. But all visitors have the opportunity to use the audio guide, as well as get additional information using the touch screens installed in the Armory. In addition, the Kremlin Armory proposes to use a pocket personal guidebook that will show the plans of halls and floors, images of shop windows and exhibits, as well as give you complete information about the exhibition.
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If for some reason you can’t go to the Kremlin or just want to expand your knowledge of the Armory, check out the Moscow Kremlin website. Along with other virtual excursions, you will be offered a Walk through the Armory of the second half of the XIX century - http://kreml.ru/en/virtual/exposition/ArmoryIIhXIX/ . This is a collection of unique photos of the chamber taken at the end of the century before last and stored in the archives of the Moscow Kremlin Museums.
