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Ivan the Great Bell Tower
From 1329 Moscow's first st
one
bell tower stood on this site, affiliated with the Church of St. Ivan of the
Ladder-under-the Bell, hence the name "Ivan" in the title.
From 1505 to 1508 a new bell tower was erected next to the church on the foundation of the old tower, which gave it its name. At first it had 2 belfries on different levels, but in 1600 on the orders of Boris Godunov it was raised to its present height.
Until the building of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour it was the tallest building in old Moscow, and it was forbidden to put up any building in Moscow which was taller than the Bell Tower.
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