The Kremlin

World wonder of the Renaissance era in Civilization V
	500
	+3
Technology	Acoustics
	1 Great Scientist points
Effect	Defensive buildings in all Cities are 25% more effective.

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"The Law is a fortress on a hill that armies cannot take or floods wash away."

–The Prophet Muhammed

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Moscow Kremlin

Game Info:Edit

Defensive Buildings in all Cities are 25% more effective.

Historical Info:Edit

The Kremlin was built in 1156 After A wooden Wall (Stockade) was constructed around the settlement of Moscow. "Kremlin" is a Russian word which denotes a fortified complex of buildings in the center of a city. This Compares to the English term Government center which is a group of buildings located in part of the downtown that have offices for the diffrent levals of government weather Local ,state or federal. However The term Kremlin is often used Just to Refer to only Moscows Government center complex.

The Kremlin is a remarkable set of buildings . The Oldest of these buildings date back to the 15th centery. From the 12th century to the 14th century the site was merely just a walled village. The Site was Named "Kremlin" in the 14th century. in 1263 a Russian state was founded centered on the city of Moscow. altough not yet independent becasue the Mongolian peoples (called the Tatars by russians) still ruled them. it was not until the year 1462 that the Mongolians were finnaly over thrown which was 200 year later.

The Kremlin is within a triangular, walled area about 68 acres in extent. The walls are of red brick, with pencil-like towers at the corners and entrances. Many of the buildings are painted white with yellow trim and green roofs that look quite cheerful from a distance. The Cathedral of the Dormition, constructed in the 1470s, is the oldest building in the complex. Two other cathedrals lie within its walls, as do a surprising number of palaces, the Kremlin Palace being the largest.

The Kremlin has seen many great figures rise and fall within its walls. Ivan the Terrible built the Palace of Facets in the Kremlin. In the Great Patriotic War (WWII), Josef Stalin drove the German invaders from the gates of Moscow - perhaps the greatest service that any Russian ruler has ever performed for his country. (It was also here that Stalin planned the systematic extermination of millions of his own people.) It was here that Mikhail Gorbachev oversaw the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Today, the Kremlin holds the government of the Russian Federation.

To whatever use it might be put in the future, the Kremlin will always stand as a mighty monument to Russia's past - for it has seen the best and the worst of this great nation.

Notes:Edit

The image used to represent the Kremlin in-game is actually a depiction of St. Basil's Cathedral, a landmark adjacent to the actual Moscow Kremlin. It is located outside the wall of the kremlin rater then in it. This is a common mistake which was also committed in Civilization IV.