Total wall length2,235 m
22,350Hand breadths
29.8 millionHuman hair widths
6.17Cruise ship lengths
Full perimeter circuit
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Moscow Kremlin Walls
The red-brick fortress enclosing Russia's seat of power/World Landmarks
The Moscow Kremlin walls, built between 1485 and 1495, form an irregular triangle enclosing 27.5 hectares of fortified citadel on a hill above the Moskva River. The red-brick walls stretch 2,235 m in total length, vary from 5 to 19 m in height, and are 3.5 to 6.5 m thick. Twenty towers punctuate the walls, with the tallest (Trinity Tower) reaching 80 m. The walls originally had merlons in the distinctive swallow-tail Ghibelline pattern, reflecting the Italian architects (primarily Pietro Antonio Solari) who designed them.
Measurements
Maximum wall height19 m
2.1 tenthsAmerican football fields
19,000Poppy seeds
Highest sections
Wall thickness6.5 m
5.9 tenthsLondon double-decker buses
4.7 billionthsSun diameters
13.3Trumpet lengths
At thickest point
Enclosed area275,000 m2
381,944Bath towels
630Basketball courts
60.4 millionPlaying cards
27.5 hectares
Trinity Tower height80 m
163Trumpet lengths
27.6Condor wingspans
Tallest of 20 towers
Minimum wall height5 m
30.7iPhone Pro Maxes
3.33Blue whale hearts
5.9 hundredthsOlympic straights
Lowest sections along river