A huge monument is located on the territory of the Kremlin It was made back in 1735 under Empress Anna Ioannovna: she ordered the bell to be cast in memory of her reign. To smelt a bell weighing 10,000 pounds, Count Minich searched in vain for craftsmen throughout Europe, and as a result, the hereditary Moscow foundry Ivan Motorin took up business. For his work, he received 1000 rubles and the rank of master of foundry.

There are several versions of the appearance of a large fragment and cracks on the bell. One of the most common is related to the fire in 1737. To prevent the bell from melting, it was flooded with water, but uneven cooling led to damage. However, it is believed that it cracked during casting as a result of technological errors, and they were written off as a fire. The split bell lay in the pit in this form for almost a hundred years. In 1836, it was raised, placed on a pedestal and crowned with a gilded cross. It stands there, attracting the attention of visiting tourists with cast portraits of Alexey Mikhailovich and Anna Ioannovna, faces of saints and decorative cartouches.

The Tsar Bell has no analogues in size. Its height is 6 meters 14 centimeters, its diameter is 6 meters 60 centimeters, and its weight is 202 tons. According to the analysis, the Tsar Bell alloy contains 0.036% gold (72 kilograms) and 0.25% silver (525 kilograms). It was never used for its intended purpose, but if it did, the ringing would be heard at a distance of 60 kilometers.