If the Alevizov Moat had been preserved, Red Square would look very different.
In the past, the Kremlin was surrounded by a powerful water barrier: a moat built by the Italian Aleviz Fryazin in 1508. The moat stretched for 540 meters and was up to 40 meters wide, with the water level controlled by sluice gates. However, after the War of 1812, it was filled in, as by then it had lost its defensive importance. đ»
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In the past, the Kremlin was surrounded by a powerful water barrier: a moat built by the Italian Aleviz Fryazin in 1508. The moat stretched for 540 meters and was up to 40 meters wide, with the water level controlled by sluice gates. However, after the War of 1812, it was filled in, as by then it had lost its defensive importance. đ»
#USOctoberNFP-AreRateCutsStillPossible
