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Poteshny Palace
Immediately inside the Trinity Gate Tower, the lane to the right (south) passes the 17th-cen-
tury Poteshny Palace ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) , where Stalin lived. The yellow palace was
built by Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich and housed the first Russian theatre. Here, Tsar Alexey
enjoyed various comedic performances. In keeping with conservative Russian Orthodox tra-
dition, however, after the shows he would go to the banya (Russian bathhouse), then attend
a church service to repent his sins. The bombastic marble, glass and concrete State Kremlin
Palace ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) , built between 1960 and 1961 for Communist Party con-
gresses, is now home to the Kremlin Ballet .
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