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❓Did you know that Moscow ranks first in the world in the number of billionaires living in the city. As of 2024, it is home to 74 billionaires.

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From the 17th century till 1935 on the Saviors Tower, Trinity Tower, Borovitskaya and Nicholas Tower of the Moscow Kremlin there were gilded two-headed copper imperial eagles.

🔻In October 1935, copper five-pointed stars and scythes and hammers, inlaid with Ural gems, were placed on the towers.

🔻In November 1937, the gem-stones were replaced by new ruby stars with internal illumination provided by special lamps. A fifth tower - Vodovzvodnaya (Water-Raising Tower) - joined the other "starred" towers.

🔻The stars were designed with double glazing. The inner surface was made of 2 mm thick frosted glass. Without the frosted glass, the stars would have looked black during the day.

🔻The Kremlin ruby stars are of different sizes. The length of the rays are from 3,75 to 3m.

🔻Each star has special ball bearings at its base. Thanks to them, the one-ton star can rotate in the wind like a weathervane.

🔻During the war, the stars were covered and the lights were switched off.

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