Architecture

Saint Basil's Cathedral, spire

Moscow, Russia

собoр Василия Блажeнного (sobor Vasiliya Blazhennogo) [Russian]
Собор Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы, что на Рву (Sobor Pokrova Presvyatoj Bogorodicy', chto na Rvu) [Russian]
Покрoвский собoр (Pokrovskij sobor) [Russian]
Saint Basil's Cathedral, spire

Architecture

structure overview
Saint Basil's Cathedral
architectural element(s)
spire
created
second half of the 17th century

Architecture: Saint Basil's Cathedral

full/alternative names
Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat, Pokrovsky Cathedral
built
1555-1561
culture
Russian, Christian
style/period
Middle Muscovite Period
work type
Russian Orthodox church, museum
material
brick
technique
masonry
architect
Postnik Yakovlev, Ivan Barma
patronage
Ivan Vasilyevich, "the Terrible"

Specifications

Specifications: Saint Basil's Cathedral

height
47.5 m
number cupolas
10
number towers
1

Geography

Asia » Europe » Northern Asia » Eastern Europe » Russia » Central Federal District » Moscow Oblast » Moscow » Central Administrative Okrug » Tverskoy Rayon
local language location name
Москва (Moskva), Россия (Rossija) [Russian]
historical affiliations
1561-1721
Tsardom of Russia
1721-1917
Russian Empire
1917-1922
Russian SFSR
1922-1991
Soviet Union

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, IV, VI
designation
reference
545

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
3,402 × 5,292  pixel
28.8 × 44.8 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected, retouched
copyrights
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