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struction in 1491. The current clock was installed in the gate tower in the 1850s. Hauling
3m-long hands and weighing 25 tonnes, the clock takes up three of the tower's 10 levels. Its
melodic chime sounds every 15 minutes across Red Square.
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Red Square empties out at night, but this is when the square is most atmospher-
ic. The Kremlin towers and St Basil's domes, illuminated by floodlights and set
against the night sky, create a spectacular panorama.
From 1953 to 1961, Lenin shared his tomb with Stalin. During the 22nd Party
Congress, the esteemed and ancient Bolshevik Madame Spiridonova announced
that Vladimir Ilych had appeared to her in a dream, insisting that he did not like
spending eternity with his successor. With that, Stalin was removed and given a
place of honour immediately behind the mausoleum.
PPLACE OF SK
CE OF SKULL
ULLS
The 13m circular stone platform in front of St Basil's Cathedral is known as the
Place of Skulls ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) . Legend has it that it was the site of execu-
tions; in reality, it was a stage for tsarist decrees and religious ceremonies.
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