aA defensive wall that surrounds the Moscow Kremlin, recognizable by the characteristic notches and its 20 towers, the oldest one, Tainitskaya dates to 1485 whilst the newest one-Tsarskaya to 1680. First part of the Wall made in 1156. With an outer perimeter of 2235 m, the Kremlin appears as a loose triangle, deviating from the geometric ideal on the southern side where instead of a straight line, it repeats the contours on the original hill on which the Kremlin rests. Some places ranges from no more than 5 m quadrupling to 19 m elsewhere. The thickness of the walls also varies from 3.5 to 6.5 m. The top of the walls, along their entire length, have outwardly-invisible battle platforms which also range from 2 to 4.5 m in width (in proportion to the thickness). A total of 1045 double-horned notched "teeth" crown the top of the walls, with a height ranging from 2 to 2.5 m and thickness from 65 to 75 cm.
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