Palace of the Facets | |
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Грановитая Палата | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
Coordinates | 55°45′1″N 37°37′0″E / 55.75028°N 37.61667°E |
Current tenants | Russian presidential administration |
Construction started | 1487 |
Completed | 1492 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Marco Ruffo & Pietro Solario |
The Palace of the Facets (Russian: Грановитая палата, romanized: Granovitaya palata) is a building in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia, which contains what used to be the main banquet reception hall of the Russian tsars. It is the oldest preserved secular building in Moscow. Located on Kremlin Cathedral Square, between the Cathedral of the Annunciation and the Dormition Cathedral. Currently, it is an official ceremonial hall in the residence of the President of the Russian Federation and thus admission is limited to prearranged tours only.