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The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (Russian: Собо́р Васи́лия Блаже́нного, tr. Sobór Vasíliya Blazhénnogo ), commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of the most popular cultural symbols of Russia. The building, now a museum, is officially known as the ...
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- 12 July 1561; 462 years ago
- State Historical Museum with church services since 1991
Apr 12, 2024 · Saint Basil the Blessed, church constructed on Red Square in Moscow between 1554 and 1560 by Tsar Ivan IV (the Terrible), as a votive offering for his military victories over the khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan. The church was dedicated to the protection and intercession of the Virgin, but it came.
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Jan 17, 2022 · This magnificent church on Red Square is a symbol of Moscow and Russia. Jan 17, 2022 - 04:05 pm. In 2021 St. Basil’s Cathedral celebrated its 460th birthday. It was built by order of...
About St Basil’s Cathedral. St Basil’s Cathedral is a strikingly ornate red brick building bordering Moscow’s Red Square and crowned with several vividly coloured domes, which bear a striking resemblance in shape to flames licking at the sky.
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Red Square, closely associated with the Kremlin, lies beneath its east wall. At its south end is the famous Pokrovski Cathedral (Cathedral of St Basil the Blessed), one of the most beautiful monuments of Old Russian church architecture, erected in 1555–1560 to commemorate the victory of Ivan the Terrible over the Kazan Khanate.
May 16, 2018 · St. Basil's Cathedral, considered a masterpiece of Orthodox art, overlooks Moscow's famous Red Square. Photography W. Buss, Photolibrary. The 16th-century St. Basil’s Cathedral...
Kremlin. Savior (Spassky) Tower, southeast view. June 2, 2012. William Brumfield. But the main architectural feature of the watercolor is, of course, the multi-domed St. Basil's Cathedral....
