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Kremlin and Red Square

Cultural World Heritage property in Russia, inscribed in 1990 under criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (vi).

Kremlin and Red Square, Russia
Photo: Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Russia
Year of inscription
1990
Criteria
iiiivvi
Area of property
42 ha
Location
Moscow
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 545 · Wikidata Q16961872

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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