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Categories: Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Russia, Church buildings with domes, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, 1561 establishments in Russia, 16th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
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Saint Basil's Cathedral  St. Basil's Cathedral  Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed  Pokhrovsky cathedral  Cathedral of St Basil
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The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of the most popular cultural symbols of Russia. Wikipedia
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The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of the most popular cultural symbols of Russia. Wikipedia
Church in Moscow Wikidata
IS A
tourist attraction
cultural heritage site in Russia
HAS PART
onion dome
ARCHITECT
Postnik Yakovlev
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
Byzantine architecture
tented-roof church
COUNTRY
Soviet Union
Russia
Russia
Tsardom of Russia
DEDICATED TO
Mother of God
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
DIOCESE
Urban Diocese of Moscow
FOUNDED BY
Ivan IV
HERITAGE DESIGNATION
cultural heritage site in Russia
LOCATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE TERRITORIAL ENTITY
Moscow
LOCATION
Red Square
MATERIAL USED
brick
NAMED AFTER
Intercession of the Theotokos
RELIGION
Eastern Orthodoxy
Wikipedia
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Saint Basil's Cathedral
Wikidata
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St. Basil's Cathedral
GeoNames
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Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, Saint Basil's Cathedral
Wikipedia Redirections
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Cathedral of St Basil, Cathedral of the Intercession, Intercession Cathedral, Pokhrovsky Cathedral, Pokhrovsky cathedral, Pokrovskiy Cathedral (also known as Saint Basil's Cathedral), Pokrovsky Cathedral, Saint Basil's, Saint Basil Cathedral, St. Basil's, St. Basil's Cathedral, St. Basil Cathedral, St. Basil’s Cathedral, St Basil's Cathedral, St Basil Cathedral, The Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat
Wikidata Alias
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Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat, Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, Saint Basil's Cathedral

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