St. Basil’S Cathedral Tour

The St. Basil’s cathedral was built in mid-1500’s on the orders of Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan located in southern Russia. Originally it was called the Trinity church, but it burned down in 1583 and was rebuilt ten years later. The foundation of the church is made of white stones while the church itself is made of red bricks.

The St. Basil’s cathedral was built in mid-1500’s on the orders of Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan located in southern Russia. Originally it was called the Trinity church, but it burned down in 1583 and was rebuilt ten years later. The foundation of the church is made of white stones while the church itself is made of red bricks. The architects who designed went with an asymmetrical floor plan with eight sides around the central core. The four larger side churches are placed on the four major compass points. At present, the church is painted in vivid colors which were gradually added at different stages in history thanks to the change in the attitude of Russia towards bright colors.