page_title: Kremlin Armoury
hierarchical_section_title: Kremlin Armoury
caption_attribution_description: English: PERSIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR OF THE 16TH - 18TH CENTURIES - Kremlin Armoury Chamber / Museum, Moscow, 2020 - Photo: Persian Dutch Network فارسی: اسلحه، سپر ، کلاه خود و زره‌ های ایرانی سده شانزدهم تا هجدهم میلادی در موزه اسلحه کرملین، مسکو، ۲۰۲۰ - عکس: شبکه ایرانیان هلند
context_page_description: The Kremlin Armoury, is one of the oldest museums of Moscow, located in the Moscow Kremlin, now a part of Moscow Kremlin Museums.
  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, jewelers, and painters 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.
context_section_description: The Kremlin Armoury, (Russian: Оружейная палата) is one of the oldest museums of Moscow, located in the Moscow Kremlin, now a part of Moscow Kremlin Museums.
  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.
caption: Persian Arms and Armours at the Kremlin Armoury Museum
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