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Saint Basil's Saint Basil's CathedralCathedral

Saint Basil's Saint Basil's CathedralCathedral

It is situated in Red Square in It is situated in Red Square in Moscow. It was built from Moscow. It was built from 1555–61 on orders from Ivan 1555–61 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and the Terrible and commemorates the capture of commemorates the capture of Kazan and AstrakhanKazan and Astrakhan

Saint Basil's Saint Basil's CathedralCathedral

The site of the church had been, historically, a busy The site of the church had been, historically, a busy marketplace between the St. Frol's (later Saviour's) marketplace between the St. Frol's (later Saviour's) Gate of the Moscow Kremlin and the outlying Gate of the Moscow Kremlin and the outlying posad. The centre of the marketplace was marked posad. The centre of the marketplace was marked by the Trinity Church, built of the same white stone by the Trinity Church, built of the same white stone as the Kremlin of Dmitry Donskoy (1366–68) and as the Kremlin of Dmitry Donskoy (1366–68) and its cathedrals. Tsar Ivan IV marked every victory of its cathedrals. Tsar Ivan IV marked every victory of the Russo-Kazan War by erecting a wooden the Russo-Kazan War by erecting a wooden memorial church next to the walls of Trinity memorial church next to the walls of Trinity Church; by the end of his Astrakhan campaign, it Church; by the end of his Astrakhan campaign, it was shrouded within a cluster of seven wooden was shrouded within a cluster of seven wooden churches. According to the sketchy report in churches. According to the sketchy report in Nikon's Chronicle, in the autumn of 1554 Ivan Nikon's Chronicle, in the autumn of 1554 Ivan ordered construction of the wooden Church of ordered construction of the wooden Church of Intercession on the same site, "on the moat"Intercession on the same site, "on the moat"

Saint Basil's Saint Basil's CathedralCathedral

One year later, Ivan ordered construction of a One year later, Ivan ordered construction of a new stone cathedral on the site of Trinity new stone cathedral on the site of Trinity Church that would commemorate his Church that would commemorate his campaigns. Dedication of a church to a campaigns. Dedication of a church to a military victory was "a major innovation” for military victory was "a major innovation” for Muscovy. The placement of the church Muscovy. The placement of the church outside of the Kremlin walls was a political outside of the Kremlin walls was a political statement in favour of posad commoners and statement in favour of posad commoners and against hereditary boyarsagainst hereditary boyars

Saint Basil's Saint Basil's CathedralCathedral

Tourists from different Tourists from different countries come to visit and countries come to visit and see this architecture. Now it is see this architecture. Now it is a state museum where a state museum where everyone could see historical everyone could see historical things and recall a history of things and recall a history of the great Russian peoplethe great Russian people!!