The Tsar Cannon,According to theGuiness Book of World Recordsthe Tsar Cannon is the largest bombard
The Tsar Cannon,According to theGuiness Book of World Recordsthe Tsar Cannon is the largest bombard in the world. Created in 1586 by master bronze caster Andrei Chokhov, it weighs 98 tons and has a caliber of 890mm (8.9 meters). A decorative piece, it never was fired in anger, being to cumbersome to transport across the vast Russian landmass. Instead it was used to decorate the Kremlin for many centuries.In 1812 the Tsar Cannon was captured by French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte, and he intended to take it back with him to France in triumph. Napoleon’s campaign however, was a complete disaster and Napoleons starving and frostbitten troops could not transport the huge gun.In 1860 it was moved to Ivanovskaya Square, where it still resides today. In 2002 Ishvesk made a replica of the cannon as a gift to the Ukrainian city Donetsk. -- source link
#guns#firearms#cannon#russia#russian#bombard#weapons#huge#kremlin