Editing Red Square (section)

=== 19th and early 20th centuries ===
[[File:Москва. Красная пл. и памятник. (цв.отк.8856 PZ). 1896 t446901.jpg|thumb|280px|A view of the Red Square in 1896.]]
In 1804, at the request of merchants, the square was paved in stone. In 1806 Nikolskaya Tower was reconstructed in the Gothic style, and received a tent roof. The new phase of improvement of the square began after the [[Napoleon's invasion of Russia|Napoleonic invasion and fire in 1812]]. The moat was filled in 1813 and in its place, rows of trees were planted. The market Line along the moat, dilapidated after the fire, had been demolished, and on the Eastern side, [[Joseph Bové]] constructed new building of lines in the Empire style. In 1818 the [[Monument to Minin and Pozharsky]], was erected; its construction symbolized the rise in patriotic consciousness during the war.

In 1874 the historic building of Zemsky prikaz was demolished. In its place the Imperial Historical Museum was built in pseudo-Russian style. After Bové's lines were demolished, new large buildings were erected between 1888 and 1893, also in the pseudo-Russian style: upper lines ([[GUM (department store)|GUM department store]]) and middle lines. The upper lines were intended for retail sale and together in fact comprised the first [[department store]] in Moscow. Middle lines were intended for wholesale trade. At the same time (in 1892) the square was illuminated by electric lanterns. In 1909 a tram appeared on the square for the first time.
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Nikolskaya bashnya.jpg|The Kremlin with Alevizov moat and Nikolskaya Tower in front. By [[Fyodor Alekseyev]], 1800
Red Square in Moscow (1801) by Fedor Alekseev.jpg|Red Square with St. Basil's Cathedral and Moscow Kremlin in background, by [[Fyodor Alekseyev]], 1801
Krasnaya Ploshad1802.jpg|Left-right: Zemsky prikaz, Voskresensky gates, Provincial Board and Kazan Cathedral, 1802
Krasnaya plocshad 19 cent.jpg|Left-right: market lines by Bove, Saint Basil and Kremlin. View from 1816. Market lines were replaced by GUM store in 1893
Minin-Pozharsky.jpg|Minin-Pozharsky monument from 1818 commemorating the expulsion of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Polish forces]] from Moscow, 19th century
Красная площадь (Moscow clad in snow).jpg|Saint Basil's Cathedral, Monument to Minin and Pozharsky and Spasskaya Tower in 1908
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