St. Basil's Ascension Cathedral - Russia's most famous church!
St. Basil's Ascension Cathedral is located in the southeast of Red Square, looking into the Kremlin's Spas Kata tower. It is Russia's most famous church, it is nine different shapes and awesome colors of the church on top of the famous onion, called the Kremlin and Red Square area landmark building.
Church History
This landmark building in Moscow was built in 1555 - 1561 years, is to celebrate the year Ivan Reddy Kazan and built the exquisite Orthodox Church architectural art here presented most incisive, and now has become the National Museum of History Part of the interior there are many Eastern European countries around the 16th century fresco worth appreciation.
"Onion" dome
The cathedral consists of a series of small churches, which look like a labyrinthine complex, but the layout is regular: the center of the church stands a towering vault with a central tower, tower 47 meters high, drum-shaped dome gold Guangcan; Prism-shaped column The tower is engraved with a deep niche, the lower layer is a circle of high oblong window. Surrounded by four large chapels with an octagonal tower, the top with a huge "onion" dome decoration, in the four towers on the oblique diagonal between the four small chapel, eight towers are heading towards the main entrance The corridors in the central church are surrounded by corridors and staircases. Onion dome color gorgeous, shining in the sun, like a fairy tale in the castle.
The church is located inside
The interior of the Basilica of San Vasilis is open to the public as a museum. The internal pavilion is divided into two floors. The walls of the walls of the aisles and chapels are painted with 16 to 17th century frescoes. In the main scene, in addition, also exhibited the holy vessels and bishops of the gold silk clothing, it is worth a look, but not the camera Oh.
Church outside the front door stands Kuzma Mining and Dmitry Bozalski statue, the butcher-born generals Minnie and Pazarski Grand Duke together led the army to expel the occupation of the Kremlin Of the Poles. The Place of Skulls, formerly closed in front of the church, is said to have been the site of public executions, and in 1682 Peter the Great killed a rebellious Guardsman.
The first floor of the Basilica of Saint Vasile is mostly a display of the Museum of the National Museum of History. The second floor is more visible in the 16th century frescoes and decorations associated with the romantic exterior. Behind romantic somewhat cruel that after the completion of the church, Ivan the Terrible actually turned the architects blinded to no more beautiful church appear elsewhere. The second floor? You should go and see it on your own!
When the night falls Saint Basil's Cathedral is also very beautiful, you can still come here to take nice photos. Reminded that tickets bought here do not have to visit the National Museum of History on the same day.
Nice photos!