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Learn about the origins, design and significance of St Basil’s Cathedral, a 16th century masterpiece of Russian architecture. Discover the legends, chapels and paintings inside this iconic building on Moscow’s Red Square.
- Sarah Roller
It was built from 1555 to 1561 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. Its completion, with its colors, was made in 1683. It was the city's tallest building until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in 1600. [4]
Dec 1, 2020 · Saint Basil’s Cathedral has been beloved for five centuries – but much of its history is still an enigma.
- Jacqui Palumbo
Apr 12, 2024 · The church was dedicated to the protection and intercession of the Virgin, but it came to be known as the Cathedral of Vasily Blazhenny (St. Basil the Beatified) after Basil, the Russian holy fool who was “idiotic for Christ’s sake” and who was buried in the church vaults during the reign (1584–98) of Tsar Fyodor I.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 30, 2021 · Discover the history and construction of the colorful St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn about its origins, design, and significance in Russian culture and religion.
Jan 17, 2022 · Learn about the origins, design and significance of the iconic cathedral on Red Square, built by order of Ivan the Terrible in 1561. Explore its nine chapels, murals, icons and relics of saints, and see how it changed over time.
Feb 2, 2019 · (Adelchi / Public Domain) Saint Basil’s Cathedral was constructed between 1555 and 1561 and there are two main theories behind the identity of the architect (s) responsible for its construction. The first theory is that two Russian architects, Posnik and Barma, designed the church.
