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Tsar Cannon
Tsar Pushka (in Russian) is a huge cannon, commissioned in 1586 by Russian Tsar Feodor and cast by Andrey Chokhov. The cannon weighs nearly 38 metric tons and has a length of 5.34 meters (17.5 feet), a caliber of 890 mm (35 inches), and an external diameter of 1200 mm (41 inches). The Guinness Book of Records lists it as the largest howitzer ever made.
The cannon has never been fired and it may have been intended as only a showpiece of military might and engineering. Along with a new carriage, the 2 ton cannonballs surrounding the cannon were added in 1835 and are larger than the diameter of its barrel; it was designed to fire 800 kg stone grapeshot.
The cannon is decorated with reliefs, including one depicting Tsar Feodor Ivanovich on a horse. The original wooden carriage was made in the early 19th century but was destroyed by fire in 1812.
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