Saint Basil's Cathedral
Red Square icon
Saint Basil's Cathedral is the iconic Russian Orthodox church on Red Square in Moscow, recognizable by its cluster of colorful onion-shaped domes.
Built in the sixteenth century under Ivan the Terrible, it commemorated military victories and has become the most famous symbol of Russian architecture: The postcard showed Saint Basil's Cathedral against a winter sky.
- MoscowRussia's capital city
- Red SquareMoscow's central plaza
- onion domesBulb-shaped architectural rooftops
- KremlinMoscow's fortified government seat
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
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Saint Basil's CathedralInternational Style
Functionalist architecture movement, 1920s
Saint Basil's CathedralSt. Peter's Basilica
Rome's principal Catholic church
Westminster Abbey · Cologne Cathedral · Notre-Dame de Paris · Hagia Sophia · Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Island colossus near Manhattan
Capitol Building · Brandenburg Gate · Eiffel Tower · Lincoln Memorial · Independence Hall
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