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The Cathedral of the Archangel is the second important church of Kremlin. The magnificent masterpiece of Russian Architecture was built in 1505-1509 by Aleviz Noviy, an architect from Italy. The design of the Cathedral contains five domes, that are shifted to the east.
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Photo from https://architectureguru.ru/ The Archangel Cathedral was modelled on the Kremlin’s nearby Assumption Cathedral. It merges Russian and Italian Renaissance architectural features, with unusual elements reminiscent of Italian palazzos. The façade is divided into two tiers decorated with pilasters and arches; the top tiers are crowned with o...
56 members of the royal family from the 14th to the 18th centuries are laid to rest in the Archangel Cathedral. Their white stone sarcophagi are adorned with elegant carvings and epitaphs, and of particular interest are the sacred portraits of the Russian princes painted above their tombs, which depict the unification of all the lands of North-East...
Photo from https://architectureguru.ru/ The surviving frescos of the Archangel Cathedral are simple yet beautiful. The central dome depicts Jesus Christ, and two other domes portray Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The frescoes of the southern and northern walls of the cathedral are dedicated to the Archangel Michael and the wonders he performed on ...
Two small exhibitions are housed in the Archangel Cathedral. In the southern extension is an exposition about the Voznesensky Convent, which was founded by Grand Duchess Evdokia in the early 1400s and demolished by the Soviets. It displays icons, photographs, liturgical objects, and gifts from the royal family to the convent. In the north-eastern s...
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The Archangel Michael, a suitably war-like heavenly figure, was chosen as the patron saint of the rulers of Muscovy in the 14 th Century. The Cathedral that bears his name was erected between 1505 and 1508 - the culmination of a grandiose building project begun by Ivan the Great to reflect the growing power of the state, and provide a fitting resting place for Russian Royalty.
The iconostasis of the cathedral dates from 1813, after Napoleon's troops used its predecessor for firewood. Nearly all of the icons were painted much earlier, however, between 1679 and 1681. The oldest icon, depicting the Archangel Michael in full armour, is believed to date from the late 14th Century. The Cathedral of the Archangel contains ...
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The Cathedral of the Archangel Mikhail, in the Moscow Kremlin, served as the mausoleum of the Muscovite grand princes and tsars until the end of the seventeenth century. The present building (built 1505 – 1509) was commissioned by Tsar Ivan III (reigned 1462 – 1505) to replace a fourteenth-century church. The architect was Alvise Lamberti ...
Like the nearby Assumption Cathedral, it has five domes and is essentially Byzantine-Russian in style. However, the exterior has many Venetian Renaissance features, notably the distinctive scallop-shell gables and porticoes.
The Cathedral of the Archangel was commissioned by Ivan the Great (1440-1505) and constructed between 1505 and 1508 under the supervision of an Italian architect Aleviz Fryazin Noviy. The new edifice was built over the site of an earlier cathedral dating from 1333.
