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Saint Basil’s Cathedral is located at the southern end of Red Square. An icon of Russia, its construction was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible in 1552 after he captured the stronghold of Kazan. Its construction started in 1555 and was completed in 1561 by builders Postnik and Barma Yakovlev. Its design features an eclectic use of patterns, colors, and shapes, a style that is unique to Russian architecture, while the interior boasts nine main chapels, four octagonal-towered chapels, and four smaller chapels. A single chapel on the ground floor was added in 1588 for St. Vasily, a reported miracle maker and seer who Ivan himself both revered and feared.

Red Square, Moskva, Russia, 109012, Phone: +7-49-56-98-33-04

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