Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat (St. Basil's Cathedral) in Moscow is one of the m,ost famous and popular monuments of ancient Russian architecture. It was built in 1555-1561 on the order of Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan and the victory over the Kazan Khanate that took place at that time -- early October 1552.
- Categories: Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Religion & Belief
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 12.07.2016
- Date published: 12.07.2016
- Author: Sergey Pyatakov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4810x3260px, 5.4Mb