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  1. The Cathedral of the Archangel [2] ( Russian: Архангельский собор, romanized : Arkhangel'skiy sobor) is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Archangel Michael. It is located in Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin in Russia between the Great Kremlin Palace and the Ivan the Great Bell Tower. It was the main necropolis ...

  2. 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. The center one is covered with gold and the others are covered with silver.

  3. The Archangel Michael, a suitably war-like heavenly figure, was chosen as the patron saint of the rulers of Muscovy in the 14th 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 ...

    • Kremlevskaya naberezhnaya, Moscow, Russia
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