  thumb|left|the russian imperial regalia, housed in the kremlin armoury. thumb|left|treasures of gold and silver  the kremlin armory () is one of the oldest museums of moscow, established in 1808 and located in the moscow kremlin (map). the kremlin armoury originated as the royal arsenal in 1508. until the transfer of the court to st petersburg, the armoury was in charge of producing, purchasing and storing weapons, jewelry and various household articles of the tsars. the finest muscovite gunsmiths (the vyatkin brothers), jewelers (gavrila ovdokimov), and painters (simon ushakov) used to work there. in 1640 and 1683, they opened the iconography and pictorial studios, where the lessons on painting and handicrafts could be given. in 1700, the armoury was enriched with the treasures of the golden and silver chambers of the russian tsars. in 1711, peter the great had the majority of masters transferred to his new capital, st.petersburg. 15 years later, the armoury was merged with the fiscal yard (the oldest depository of the royal treasures), stables treasury (in charge of storing harnesses and carriages) and the master chamber (in charge of sewing clothes and bedclothes for the tsars). after that, the armoury was renamed into the arms and master chamber. alexander i of russia nominated the armoury as the first public museum in moscow in 1806, but the c
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