Fire of Moscow (1547)

The great fire of Moscow in 1547 destroyed sections of Moscow that had been built almost entirely of wood. The fire swept into the Kremlin and blew up the powder stores in several of the Kremlin's towers. The fire began on June 24, several months after Ivan IV, better known as "Ivan the Terrible," was officially crowned as first Tsar of Russia.

Fire of Moscow (1547)

The great fire of Moscow in 1547 destroyed sections of Moscow that had been built almost entirely of wood. The fire swept into the Kremlin and blew up the powder stores in several of the Kremlin's towers. The fire began on June 24, several months after Ivan IV, better known as "Ivan the Terrible," was officially crowned as first Tsar of Russia.