Saint Basil's Cathedral
The Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat is a multi-tented church on the Red Square in Moscow that also features distinctive onion domes. It is very often mistaken by Westerners for the Kremlin, whose buildings are in fact situated across the square from the cathedral. Arguably the most recognized building in Russia, it is an international symbol for the nation and for the city of Moscow. Saint Basil’s is located at the southeast end of Red Square, just across from the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin. Not particularly large, it consists of nine chapels built on a single foundation. The cathedral’s design follows that of contemporary tented churches, notably those of Ascension in Kolomenskoye (1530) and of St John the Baptist’s Decapitation in Dyakovo (1547). Moscow travel blog.
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