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| 1147 | Moscow Russia Dolgoruki, Yuri |  |
| Moscow Dolgoruki founds Moscow |
| 1156 | Kremlin Russia Dolgoruki, Yuri | |
| Moscow Dolgoruki builds the 1st Kremlin |
| 1491 | Kremlin Palace Russia Ivan III the Great | |
| Moscow Ivan III (the Great) builds the Palace of Facets, the first great Kremlin palace, religious leaders proclaim Moscow "the third Rome", heir to Rome, Constantinople |
| Moscow Ivan III (the Great) builds the Palace of Facets, the first great Kremlin palace, religious leaders proclaim Moscow "the third Rome", heir to Rome, Constantinople |
| 1505 | Cathedral of St Michael Russia Ivan III the Great | |
| Moscow Cathedral of St. Michael, Moscow, outstanding example of Italian High Renaissance |
| 1560 | St Basil's Cathedral Russia Ivan IV the Terrible | |
| Moscow Ivan IV (the Terrible) builds St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow; painted onion domes become symbol of Russia, epitome of Russo-Byzantine architecture |
| 1714 | Church of the Transfiguration Russia Peter I the Great | |
| Kizhi Island In response to St. Petersburg's classicism, traditionalists build the Church of the Trans figuration, on Kizhi Island in Lake Onega, with 22 domes, the most complex wooden structure ever built in Russia |
| 1715 | Peterhof Palace Russia Peter I the Great | |
| St Petersburg Peter I begins construction of the vast Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, to rival Versailles |
| 1762 | Winter Palace Russia Peter III | |
| St Petersburg The Winter Palace, triumph of lavish rococo style, is begun in St. Petersburg |
