The Syzran Kremlin (russian: Сызранский Кремль) is located in
Syzran,
Samara Oblast, Russia, on the Kremlin hill at the confluence of the
Volga
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, Syzranka, and Krymza rivers.
The Syzran Kremlin is the only kremlin in
Samara Oblast; only Spasskaya Tower survives. The Kremlin also houses the Church of the Nativity (1717).
In 1683 construction began on the fortress of
Tsar
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Peter the Great I, construction under the supervision od Governor G. Kozlowski. Spasskya Tower was first portal, but then its redesigned and built inside the church in the name of the Savior. Participated in the fighting just once. Currently, Spasskaya Tower is a museum.
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Kremlins
Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Samara Oblast
Buildings and structures in Samara Oblast