HALL 7. ANCIENT STATE REGALIA AND CEREMONIAL ITEMS OF THE 13TH - 18TH CENTURIES

EXPOSITION
HALL 1. RUSSIAN GOLD- AND SILVERWARE OF THE 12TH - EARLY 17TH CENTURY
HALL 2. RUSSIAN GOLD- AND SILVERWARE OF THE 17TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY
HALL 3. EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL CEREMONIAL ARMS AND ARMOUR OF THE 15TH - 19TH CENTURIES
HALL 4. RUSSIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR OF THE 12TH - EARLY 19TH CENTURY
HALL 5. WEST EUROPEAN SILVER OF THE 13TH - 19TH CENTURIES
HALL 6. ECCLESIASTICAL ATTIRE, PICTORIAL AND ORNAMENTAL EMBROIDERY OF THE 14TH - 18TH CENTURIES. RUSSIAN ROYAL GARMENT IN THE 16TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY
HALL 7. ANCIENT STATE REGALIA AND CEREMONIAL ITEMS OF THE 13TH - 18TH CENTURIES
HALL 8. CEREMONIAL HORSE HARNESS OF THE 16TH - 18TH CENTURIES
HALL 9. ROYAL CARRIAGES OF THE 16TH - 18TH CENTURIES

A unique historical and cultural complex of state regalia of the 14th-17th centuries displayed in the hall has been formed on the base of the most ancient part of the Great Princes’ and Tsar’s treasury.

Crowns, barmy (regalia collar), sceptres, orbs and other insignia were an essential part of court official ceremonies, such as setting for reigning, diplomatic receptions and coming out of Russian Tsars. Many of those regalia became hereditary and soon assumed importance as political symbols. The complex includes a well-known 'Cap of Monomach'. Up to the early 18th century, the sovereigns were crowned with the Cap. This collection of ancient Russian regalia is the largest in Europe.

The unique thrones of the Russian sovereigns form a significant part of the collection as well.

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