Palace of Facets

Palace of the Facets
Грановитая Палата
Palace of Facets. Solomonic columns around the windows were added in 1684
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General information
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
Coordinates55°45′1″N 37°37′0″E / 55.75028°N 37.61667°E / 55.75028; 37.61667
Current tenantsRussian presidential administration
Construction started1487
Completed1492
Design and construction
Architect(s)Marco Ruffo & Pietro Solario

The Palace of the Facets (Russian: Грановитая палата, romanizedGranovitaya 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.