Vologda Kremlin is a historical and architectural complex, located in the heart of the city of Vologda, founded as a fortress on the orders of Ivan the Terrible in 1567 and plays the role of a defensive wall in the 16-17 centuries. By the 1820s the tower and walls of the Kremlin have been completely dismantled. At the moment, the Vologda Kremlin is not quite correctly called the complex Bishops courtyard of the 17th century.

The Kremlin began to construct at the end of April 1566 under the orders of Ivan the Terrible in the eve of the Holy Apostles Jason and Sosipater. The head of the works was appointed engineer from England Humphrey Locke, although other sources put in its place a Russian engineer Razmyslov Petrova. It was in the Kremlin, the king wanted to make for themselves the residence. The territory of the Vologda Kremlin was limited to the north river Vologda; on the south side it was dug pit, which is now the river scrofula, and the west side of the border ran along the present street of Leningrad. Suddenly, the construction of the Kremlin buildings was halted due to the unexpected departure in 1571 of Ivan the Terrible. Then it was built only a stone wall and nine towers and two towers with a fence in the southwest corner.

Inside the Vologda Kremlin was built cathedral church made of stone - St. Sophia Cathedral. In addition, the inside was made of wood royal palace with the church of Anne and Jehoiakim. After the departure of the king was exposed wooden stockade on the site of the unfinished walls and 21 tent tower. The wall was a stone from the south-east, and in some places in the north-west. Although the Kremlin and was not completed until the end, though, he hit his large-scale dimensions.

Even under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was built three wooden towers between Powder and Obukhovskoy towers, and four intermediate towers with one stone, near which were built three wooden towers. Total in the 17th century was attached 12 wooden towers.

Disposition of the streets located inside the Kremlin, determines the direction of the main road running from the Spassky Gate and St. Sophia Cathedral in the direction of the west wall. Between passages arranged thoroughfares and residential streets; the central square was known as the Cathedral, on which the royal palace, St. Sophia Cathedral and the Archbishop's Chambers.

Along the eastern wall leading to the river scrofula, it was public service, but on the contrary was writing hut, where clerks sat .  Nearby is disgraced prison, and behind her were eight granaries storing bread, collected from county people .  Just south gate was Pyatnitskikh lip hut with a porch that served as the seat of the labial stewards dealing with criminal cases .  Nearby is surrounded by fence prison yard .  There is also a breech hut, which conducted the financial affairs, as well as the customs house, which was collected by the sovereign duty .  Between Spassky and Pyatnitskaya Tower is the famous shopping area .  It in 1711 was twelve shopping malls .  Later, when the city was no more space for shopping malls, they were already placed on the banks of scrofula; Similar ranks were called by the nature of the goods sold: meat, Kalashny, hydrochloric, gingerbread, candle, fish and other .  Each series had a few shops, for example, a number of candle were 109 shops . 

On the territory of Vologda and Spasskaya Tower was Gostiny Dvor, which in 1627 occupied the zone width of 92 meters and a length of 98 meters. The yard is located Peter and Paul Church and sovereign barns, chopped under one roof; the upper floor is a gallery barns, fenced railing.

At the moment, the Kremlin 20-21 century - a shopping and historical center of Vologda, which has such a rare name City. The remaining traces of fortifications can be considered as ditches or ponds City museum park and the river king's evil, and in the grounds of shopping malls located in the street of the World. The Bishops presented the main courtyard of the exposition of the Vologda Museum.