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Moscow, Russia. The Intercession Cathedral on the Moat (St. Basil's Cathedral). The cathedral was built in 1555-1561 on orders from Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan and the defeat of the Kazan Khanate on Intercession Day (early October 1552).
- Categories: Religion & Belief, Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 12.07.2016
- Date published: 12.07.2016
- Author: Sergey Pyatakov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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