The architectural ensemble of the Cathedral Square is open to the public daily except Thursday,
from 15 May to 30 September – from 930 to 1800; from 1 October to 14 May – from 1000 to 1700.
Admission fee to the architectural complex — 900 RUB.
Discount ticket for all under-16s — 500 RUB.
Free of charge for under 7-year-olds.
Free for ICOM members.
Full price ticket with an audio guide – 1300 RUB.
Discount ticket with an audio guide — 900 RUB.
Discount and free tickets are issued on a first-come-first-served basis upon presenting the appropriate documents.
Ticket for visiting the architectural complex of the Cathedral Square includes admission to the museums-cathedrals: the Assumption, the Archangel and the Annunciation cathedrals, the Church of the Deposition of the Virgin's Robe, the Patriarch's Palace with the Twelve Apostles' Church, as well as to the museums' permanent expositions:
- 'Russian Wooden Sculpture and Carvings' in the gallery of the Church of Laying Our Lady's Holy Robe;
- 'Treasures and Antiquities of the Moscow Kremlin' in the basement of the Annunciation Cathedral;
- 'Ascension Convent in the Moscow Kremlin' in the south annex of the Archangel Cathedral;
- in the Side Chapel of St Varus in the north-east annex of the Archangel Cathedral;
- and sightseeing of the Tsar Cannon, Tsar Bell, artillery pieces on the territory of the Kremlin.
Those visiting the Moscow Kremlin with a ticket other than an all-inclusive ticket to the architectural ensemble of Cathedral Square can purchase a ticket for a single object at the self-service terminal situated by the entrance to the Assumption Belfry:
- Assumption Cathedral — 300 RUB
- Archangel Cathedral, Side Chapel of St Varus, and the 'Ascension Convent in the Moscow Kremlin' exposition — 300 RUB
- Annunciation Cathedral and the 'Treasures and Antiquities of the Moscow Kremlin' exposition in its basement — 300 RUB
- Church of the Deposition of the Virgin’s Robe and the 'Russian Wooden Sculpture and Carvings' exposition — 300 RUB
- Patriarch's Palace with the Twelve Apostles’ Church — 300 RUB
Admission to temporary exhibitions will be at extra cost.
Please kindly understand that there can be a queue at the security checkpoint. For the best experience, please arrive beforehand (30-40 min).
Kindly note that admission to the architectural complex of the Cathedral Square for tourist groups is regulated acc to the schedule. The Museums do not guarantee admission for visitors late for their session.
Tickets are available:
- online (only full price tickets) (including tickets with an audio guide); ticket booking is possible 17 days prior to your visit.
- in the museum's ticket office at Aleksandrovsky Sad (Alexander Garden) on the day of the visit.
- via touch-sensitive terminals in the museum's ticket office in Aleksandrovsky Sad on the day of the visit (only full price tickets).
Ticket office operating hours:
from 15 May to 30 September – from 900 to 1700; from 1 October to 14 May – from 930 to 1630; day off – Thursday.
Additional services:
- guided tours
- audio guide "Architectural Ensemble of the Cathedral Square. Assumption, Archangel and Annunciation Cathedrals". Languages – Russian, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. Duration – 1 hour; duration of use – 2 hours.
Dear visitors! Please prepare a PLEDGE:
- for one audio guide – not less than 3000 rub. or significant document (ID, driver license)
- for several audio guides - significant document (ID, driver license).
Amateur photography is allowed without using flash and additional equipment.
Video recording in the museums-cathedrals is prohibited.
Learn more about the architectural complex of the Cathedral Square.
Attention! The entrance ticket to the Armoury Chamber is different.
Items forbidden to be brought to the territory of the Moscow Kremlin: large-size baggage, ski, sledges, snowboards, scooters, hoverboards, bicycles etc., except for children's strollers and baby carriages. No entry with animals.
Left luggage facilities intended for visitors of the Moscow Kremlin.
Restrooms are located outside the Kremlin at the Alexander Garden against the ticket office and near the Nikolskaya Tower, as well as on the Kremlin territory next to the Patriarch's Palace, and in the Armoury Chamber.