St. Basil's Cathedral
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Basil's Cathedral is the iconic Russian Orthodox church located in Moscow's Red Square, distinguished by its colorful onion-shaped domes that have made it one of the most recognizable buildings in the world.
Built in the sixteenth century under Ivan the Terrible to commemorate military victories, it now functions primarily as a museum.
The cathedral's proper name is the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, with Basil being the English form of Vasily.
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- onion domesBulb-shaped architectural rooftops
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