Cathedral of St Basil
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 | Cathedral of St. Basil |
| Designer | Barma and Posnik |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Date | 1554 |
| Building Type | cathedral, large church |
| Climate | cold temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Russian Byzantine |
| Street Address | 4 Krasnaya Ploshad |
| Notes | Eight colorful onion domes. 'Cathedral of the Interscession' or 'Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed'. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Cathedral_of_St_Basil.html |
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Commentary
"Barma and Posnik, the master builders commssioned by the Czar to do the job (there are reasons to assume that they were, in fact, one person) ... created a monument whose composition has no parallel in the entire history of world architecture. They built eight pillarlike churches on a single foundation, placed symmetrically round the ninth, central pillar crowned with a tentlike roof..."
— Russia.Net - Moscow Sights
Details
Up to 64 meters high inside.
Address
On the south side of Red Square
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Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. London: The Butterworth Group, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. LC 86-31761. NA200.F63 1987. just mentioned, p402.— The classic text of architectural history. Updated 1996 edition available at Amazon.com
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Cathedral of St. Basil — Detailed background at Russia.net
