The Palace of Facets in Moscow is one of the architectural monuments located in the capital's Kremlin, and one of the oldest civil buildings in Moscow. The construction of this building was led by Italian architects Marco Ruffo and Pietro Solari. Construction work was carried out between 1487 and 1491.

Since the 16th century, meetings of the Boyar Duma, Zemsky Sobors, as well as feasts in honor of successful military and political campaigns have been held in the building of the Faceted Chamber: the capture of Kazan (1552), victory in the Battle of Poltava (1709), the conclusion of a peace treaty with Sweden (1721). During the Zemsky Sobor, held in 1653, an agreement was concluded on the reunification of Russia and Ukraine in the Chamber of Facets.

The magnificent decoration of the Palace of Facets in the Kremlin sets you up for a solemn mood. The walls of the architectural monument are covered with frescoes, in the creation of which Simon Ushakov, one of the famous Russian icon painters and graphic artists, took part. The main eastern facade of the building is an integral part of the architectural ensemble of Cathedral Square. When facing it, white-stone blocks were used, hewn on four faces, as a result of which the building got its name.

The peculiarity of the unique painting of the Palace of Facets is that it harmoniously combines a wide variety of religious subjects with all kinds of historical and everyday scenes. A special place in the interior decoration is occupied by the image of the Russian tsar and autocrat of All Russia Fedor Ioanovich. Also in one of the images you can recognize Prince Vladimir of Kiev, who guides each of his twelve sons on the true path.

An interesting fact: in front of the royal throne, which was located in the Palace of Facets, there was something like a secret room, from which the queen and the little princes watched as they passed various ceremonies and state receptions. Royal persons and their retinue marched along the stairs, which was called the “Red Porch”, to the coronation.

Nowadays, large-scale work has been carried out in the Palace of Facets to reconstruct the interior, strengthen the foundation of the building, and leading engineers have created an appropriate microclimate that is necessary for such an ancient structure. British specialists took part in the restoration of antique furniture. By the way, the modern flooring of the Faceted Chamber consists of sixteen types of wood.

Currently, the Chamber is still used by high-ranking officials as one of the representative halls at the residence of the President of the Russian Federation. Also, the doors of the ancient monument of Russian architecture are open to tourists.