raise the water level of the Neglinnaya river and create a moat that surrounded the tower from all sides, making its drawbridge the only entry point from the city; In 1668 a causeway leading through the tower to the Troitskaya Bridge was built; a delicate ornamental crown in the Muscovite baroque style was built in 1685; the divider between the two tiers was destroyed in 1780; in 1867, a through-passage to the Manezhnaya Street was built as well as the arched apertures on the sides and a guard house on the south side; the guard house was dismantled during the restoration works of carried out in 1974-77. The Kutafya Tower is currently 13.5 m high; it used to be 18 m but the lower part of the tower was "submerged" by successive constructions that heightened the street-level ground. Geographical coordinates: . References External links kremlin.ru Kremlin towers Kremlin towers