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MOSCOW CHURCHES
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Sobor Pokrova
Bozhiyei Materi na Rbu (Cathedral of the Veil of the Blessed Mother - but
commonly known as St Basil's )
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Cathedral of the
ProtectingVeil of the Holy Virgin (Sobor Pokrova Bozhiye materi chto po Rvy u
Frolovskikh vorot, literally on the moat at the gate) also known as the
Cathedral of St Basilius the God's Fool). It was built in 1555-60 on order of
Ivan IV to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. Ivan's first idea,
of eight individual churches, each to commemorate an important feast day,
didn't turn out to his liking so he tore them down. Then Postnik Yakovlev
designed a single edifice comprised of seven individual chapels surrounding a
larger central one. He then added an eighth small one for symmetry. The central
tent roof is 151 feet high and was named for the Protecting Veil because the
final successful assault on Kazan occured on that feast day, October first. In
1568 a chapel was built into the outer wall over the grave of St Vassili
Blazhennii and that is the origin of the popular title - St Basil's cathedral.
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Outside St Basil's,
full view of porch
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Outside St Basil's,
full view of porch
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View from below on
river side
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Full view of St
Basil's from middle of Red Square
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Outside St Basil's,
porch and entrance way
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Inside St Basil's,
acoustics element
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Outside St Basil's ,
detail of columns on the porch.
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Inside St Basil's,
ceiling and lamp
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Inside St Basil's,
icons on doors
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Inside St Basil's,
yellow flowers on blue
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Inside St Basil's,
details of decorations
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Inside St Basil's,
details of wall decorations
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Inside St Basil's,
heating stove
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Inside St Basil's,
decorated wall
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Inside St Basil's, arched dorway
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Inside St Basil's, decorations on
ceiling and walls
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Close up of St Basil's
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St Basil's at night
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Outside St Basil's - full view
from the side opposite Kremlin - The Savior (Spaski) tower is in background on
the left.
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View of St Basil the Blessed from
Red square with the Rossia hotel to the left rear.
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Outside of St Basil's - detail
view of upper domes
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Two of the diagonal tower cupolas
of St Basil's (Pokrovski) Cathedral in Moscow. (Krasovskii 163)
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The west and north
tower cupola domes of St Basil's (Pokrovski) Cathedral in Moscow. (Krasovskii
164)
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One of the towers
with cupola and dome of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. (Krasovskii 165) Other
domes at
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St Basil's cathedral
facade from the west. (Krasovski 154) .
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This is a section
view diagram of St Basil's in Moscow. (Krasovskii - 152)
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The floor plan of St
Basil's cathedral in Moscow. It shows the eight small chapels that surround the
main central space. (Krasovskii - 149)
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