Cathedral Square

Cathedral Square is the central square of the Moscow Kremlin where all of its streets used to converge in the 15th century.nThe square owes its name to the three cathedrals facing it – Cathedral of the Dormition, Cathedral of the Archangel, and Cathedral of the Annunciation. Cathedral Square is famous as the site of solemn coronation and funeral processions of all the Russian tsars, patriarchs, and Grand Dukes of Moscow. Even today, the square is used in the inauguration ceremony of the President of Russia.nThe square is also the scene of the daily changing of the Horse Guards (a spectacular imperial tradition restored in the 21st century).