Saint Basil's Cathedral

southeast end of Red Square
Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia

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It's actual name is the Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat, but it is also called the Cathedral of Saint Basil the Blessed, as part of it was built above the grave of St. Basil.
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Landmark Trivia

  • The cathedral was commissioned by Ivan IV (also known as Ivan the Terrible) in Moscow to commemorate the capture of the Khanate of Kazan.

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