The Cathedral of the Intercession of the Mother of Jesus on the Moat, popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church erected on Moscow's Red Square between 1555 and 1561.
Built by the will of Ivan IV of Russia to commemorate the capture of Kazan 'and Astrakhan', it represents the geometric center of the city and the fulcrum of its growth since the 14th century.
It was the tallest building in the city of Moscow until the completion of Ivan the Great's Great Bell Tower in 1600.
The original building, known as the church of the Trinity and later as the cathedral of the Trinity, consisted of eight side churches distributed around the ninth, central, church of the Intercession; the tenth church was erected in 1588 over the tomb of the revered fool Basilio the Blessed.
During the 16th and 17th centuries the cathedral, perceived as the earthly symbol of the Heavenly City, was popularly known as Jerusalem and represented an allegory of the Temple of Jerusalem during the annual Palm Sunday parade led by the Patriarch of Moscow and the tsar.
St. Basilio's Cathedral - Virtual Tour 360°
Address: Red Square, Moskva - 109012
Phone: +7 495 698-33-04
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