Vologda Kremlin is the historical and architectural ensemble, located in the heart of the city of Vologda, founded as a fortress on the orders of Ivan the terrible in 1567 and playing the role of defensive walls in the 16th and 17th centuries. Already by 1820 years of the tower and walls of the Kremlin were completely dismantled. At the moment the Vologda Kremlin is not quite correctly called the Bishop of the courtyard of the 17th century.

The Kremlin began to be built in late April, 1566, according to the order of Ivan the terrible on the eve of the Holy apostles and Sosipater Jason. A project Manager was appointed engineer from England Humphrey Locke, although other sources put in its place the Russian engineer of Rozmysla Petrov. It is in the Kremlin, the Tsar wanted to make a residence. The territory of the Vologda Kremlin from the North were limited to the Bank of the Vologda river; on the South side was dug a ditch, a river, Scrofula, and from the Western side boundary passed by the current Leningrad street. Suddenly, the construction of the Kremlin buildings had been suspended due to an unexpected departure in 1571 Ivan the terrible. Then was built just a stone wall with nine towers and two towers with curtain walls in the southwest corner.

Inside the Vologda Kremlin was built the Cathedral Church, made of stone, the St. Sophia Cathedral. In addition, inside was made of wood Royal Palace with the Church of Anna and Joachim. After the departure of the king was exposed wooden Fort on the site of unfinished walls and 21 steepled tower. The wall was stone from the South-East and in some places from the North-West. Although the Kremlin and was not completed until the end, yet he was struck by their massive size.

Already during the reign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was built three wooden towers between the Powder and Obukhov towers, as well as four intermediate towers with one stone, near which were built three wooden towers. Only in the 17th century was built on 12 wooden towers.

Layout of streets, located inside the Kremlin, was determined by the direction of the major roads from the Spassky gate and to the St. Sophia Cathedral towards the Western wall. In between highways were arranged driveways and residential streets; the Central square was called the Cathedral, which housed the Royal Palace, St. Sophia Cathedral and the Episcopal

Along the Eastern wall leading to the river Scrofula, was a public service, but instead was writing a small cabin sat the clerks. Nearby was a disgraced prison, and behind her stood eight granaries storing bread, assembled with the County people. Just South Pyatnitsky gates were lip hut with a porch, which served as the meeting place of the labial elders in charge of criminal cases. It is enclosed by a fence of the prison yard. Here was the state house, where he conducted financial Affairs, as well as customs chamber in which collected the sovereign's duty. Between Spassky and Pyatnitskaya towers were famous Shopping area. In 1711 there were twelve trading rows. Later, when the city was no more space to accommodate shopping malls, they have been placed on the banks of Scrofula; a similar series was named for the genus of goods sold: meat, but dirt and sweat, salt, gingerbread, candle, fish, and other. Each row had a few shops, for example, in chart series were 109 stalls.

In the area between Vologda and Spasskaya towers stood Gostiny Dvor, who in 1627 was occupied zone of a width of 92 meters and a length of 98 meters. On the yard there was a Peter and Paul Church and sovereign barns, chopped under one roof; the top floor of the barns was a walkway, fenced with rails.

At the moment the Kremlin 20-21 century is the commercial and historical centre of Vologda, which is so rare City name. Remaining traces of fortifications can be seen in the form of ditches or ponds city Park and Museum of the river of Scrofula, and in the grounds of trade rows located at Mira street. In the Archbishop's Palace presents the main exposition of the Vologda Museum.