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St. Basil's Cathedral
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4.8 (10839 reviews)
Krasnaya ploshad, 7, Moskva, Russia, 109012
+7 495 698-33-04
Did You Know?
1561
Construction Year
St. Basil's Cathedral was built in 1561 to commemorate the victory of Ivan the Terrible over the Kazan Khanate.
9
Unique Domes
The cathedral features nine distinct onion domes, each representing a different aspect of the story of the Kazan conquest.
Legend
Blinded Architect
A popular legend claims that Tsar Ivan IV blinded the architect after the cathedral's construction to prevent him from creating anything as beautiful again.
Italian
Architectural Influence
The cathedral's design shows influences from Italian Renaissance architecture, particularly the work of Donato Bramante and Leonardo da Vinci.
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