St.+Basil's+Cathedral

History St- Basil's cathedral in Moscow, Russia was built by Ivan the Terrible between 1555 and 1561. According to legends the builder of this cathedral was blinded so that such a beautiful structure cold never be built again. The cathedral is vividly colorful and contains redbrick towers that add to its beauty. The church's design consists of nine chapels, each mounted with its individual dome that marks the assault of the city of Kazan. The cathedral provides a strong religious symbolism and is based on architectural designs found in Jerusalem. Eight of the domes make a circular form around the ninth dome, forming a star. There is a deep contrast between the interior and the exterior of the cathedral. Renovations/Changes The church acquired its present - day vivid colors in several stages from 1680's to 1848. The walls of the church mixed bare brickwork or painted imitation of bricks with white ornaments, in roughly equal proportions. The domes, covered with tin, were uniformly gilded in combination of white, red and golden. Characteristics It was built of white stone, while the churches themselves were built of red brick, then a relatively new material. The structure showed that the basement level is perfectly aligned. Brick was used as decorative material inside and outside, leaving as much brickwork open as possible, when location required the use of stone walls, they decorated them with brickwork pattern painted over stucco.

People and places ** Location: ** Red Square, Moscow ** Country: ** Russia ** Founded: ** 15 55 ** Founders: ** Ivan IV  Floor Plan and Illustrations

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ANAPAULINA PEREIRA