St. Basil's Cathedral: A Marvel of Russian Architecture
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Nine onion-shaped domes decorated in swirling patterns and bright, candy-striped colors.
The spires and arches of the structure are decorated with bricks and ceramics in various designs, giving it a lively appearance.
Over the years, the renowned church's colors changed from its original white stone and red brick construction. Where is this place?
This is Iconic Builds, and in this episode, we are going to take a look at the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral.
As a thank-you gift for his military victory over the khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan, Tsar Ivan IV - The Terrible- had Saint Basil the Blessed, also known as Pokrovsky Cathedral, Svyatoy Vasily Blazhenny, or Pokrovsky Sobor, built on Red Square in Moscow between 1554 and 1560.
No one is certain who exactly designed St Basil’s Cathedral. However, it is generally considered to be Russian architects Barma and Posnik, who may have been one person.
The cathedral's chaotic-looking features conceal a clear layout with nine primary chapels. While the churches were constructed of red brick, a relatively new material, the foundations were constructed of white stone, as was customary in medieval Moscow.
The St. Basil's Cathedral's interior, which features sparse ornamentation and constrained passageways, significantly contrasts with its façade.
Oil paintings, frescoes, portraits, landscape paintings, iconostasis with more than 400 works of art from Moscow and Novgorod iconography from the 16th to the 19th century, and priceless artifacts from the church and imperial family are just a few of the beauties to be found inside the cathedral. The building has been through a lot of disasters, as well as a lot of renovations throughout history. If you want to learn about them, check out our video.
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I saw a picture of this place in a book when I was a kid, and I just flipped. I've loved it ever since.
The Cathedral is much more incredible in person. My family spent half a day touring it.
@themysteryman5185
7 ай бұрын
me too, its so beautiful on the inside
@robbiewalker2831
3 ай бұрын
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Such breathtaking beauty. Amazing what humans can do while working together but horrible what humans do to destroy likewise.
To je nádhera! Ty kopule mi připadají jak točená zmrzlina. Jednou se do Ruska, hlavně do Moskvy a Petrohradu určitě vypravím.
Me too It’s so Beautiful
Me to It's so nice and beautiful
God Save The Tsar
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If Basil from Omori had a domain
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Iconic built 11 stk kirker Kirke 12 Cooper mountain Kirke 13 atlantis
Looks like a candy castle! :)
@russiafromwithin5440
4 ай бұрын
Please, don't eat it if you come to Russia. 😀
@randybailey2132
2 ай бұрын
Funny you should say that. When I was a little girl, at Christmas time I saw either a post card or picture of this in a magazine and I thought it was made of Christmas candy! 🍭 This is the most iconic symbol of Russia in the U.S. It is beautiful. The history of Russia is fascinating, to say the least. Russia and the Russian people are beautiful! ❤. Have a lovely day. 😊
@russiafromwithin5440
2 ай бұрын
@@randybailey2132 thank you 🌹. I also love America and its people! Good luck!
Russia 🇷🇺👍❤😍🤗🔥💫
@wheeliebeast7679
Жыл бұрын
*Putinistan, ruled by an invertebrate bunker grandpa
@coolandgood1010
Жыл бұрын
@@wheeliebeast7679 Putin is amazing.
@cockblock731
Жыл бұрын
@@wheeliebeast7679 wla wla wla politics 🥱
Always liked such structures
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Looks like a collections of stolen lego pieces than cohesive and tasteful architecture.
Looks like it belongs in UK museum
@wheeliebeast7679
Жыл бұрын
Lmao!
@Rival-Z_
8 ай бұрын
That's a funny joke 😂
@themysteryman5185
7 ай бұрын
ah heck no lol
@user-uz7tt1ms6d
3 ай бұрын
Кишка тонка
@Erix442
Ай бұрын
Why in UK museum?
I hate robot voice.
@TommyWashow
8 ай бұрын
this is a real voiceover lol
@adamw-m4634
7 ай бұрын
Not a robot
Trump2024
@wheeliebeast7679
Жыл бұрын
His real name is 'Vladimir's Puto.' Nicknamed 'Limp D**k Donnie'
@Thumb_
7 ай бұрын
Bla bla politics bla bla bla. This is a video about Russian architecture you goofball.
This was designed by Muslim tarters.
@Gyamfi
Жыл бұрын
You get loss.....Mosilim boi
@fletchermunson
Жыл бұрын
One of the domes was definitely stolen from the Kazan mosque.
@patelrohan5083
Жыл бұрын
@@fletchermunsonand Muslims themselves stole the Dome design from the Romans😂😂😂
@fletchermunson
Жыл бұрын
@@patelrohan5083 Do you mean copied? Maybe, and that's okay. But the dome was literally stolen.
@fletchermunson
9 ай бұрын
@@user-np3ki2in9m Are you kidding me? There are many mosques much better than this church. And I was in Moscow and saw St. Basil's Cathedral. But there is no accounting for tastes.
The building, which was erected to celebrate the genocide of the Volga Tatars.
@Memories_from_the_future
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! 🤡 🤡 🤡
@fletchermunson
Жыл бұрын
@@Memories_from_the_future Don't be a clown, you know it's true.
@dougfredricks2017
11 ай бұрын
I believe the Tatars are Muslims
@user-vg9cm3yv7e
9 ай бұрын
Erected to celebrate VICTORY IN WAR, just like many many other buildings, erected worldwide)) Genocide is just a bloody burp of almost ALL wars of those times (and not only those times,by the way), - so what now? We shouldn't admire its beauty after that?
@TheGorkLzrv
8 ай бұрын
Там такая ситуация была, что Россия воевала против татар (крымских и волжских) за своё выживание. В частности, крымские татары несколько раз Москву сжигали. Так что если бы мы не уничтожили государство волжских татар (отвлекающее наши силы с востока), то тогда татары в итоге уничтожили бы нас.