- expresstorussia.com guide/moscow_basil_…St Basil’s Cathedral is Russia’s most famous cathedral,a unique achievement of ancient Russian architecture, and an integral part of Moscow’s city scape.
- facts.net Landmarks St. Basil’s Cathedral Facts
- The cathedral’s design deliberately draws inspiration from a bonfire licking at the sky.
- No other cathedral in Russia has the same design as St. Basil’s Cathedral.
- introducingmoscow.com saint-basil-cathedralBuilt in the mid-16th century under Ivan the Terrible, St Basil's Cathedral is the symbol of Moscow and, often of Russia as a whole.
- discoverwalks.com blog/vienna/top-10-facts-about-…The architectural design of this magnificent building remains a mystery. I have put together the top 10 facts about St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, read them below.
- mentalfloss.com article/76266/12-facts-about-…A number of beautiful cathedrals, including the Assumption Cathedral, are situated in Cathedral Square, and at the southern end stands Saint Basil’s.
- rbth.com arts/2016/07/12/8-facts-about-russias-…In 1812, when the French troops were retreating from Moscow, they wanted to blow St. Basil’s Cathedral up but did not have time to do it.
- dookinternational.com blog/saint-basils-cathedral…Saint Basil’s Cathedral is church in the Red Square in Moscow. Popularly known as St Basil’s Cathedral, the official name of the building which is a museum...
- foundtheworld.com st-basils-cathedral-architect-…• Certain studies insist that the Cathedral was built by Italian architects invited by the Tsar. • Where does the name Saint Basil’s Cathedral come from?
- science.howstuffworks.com engineering/…St. Basil's Cathedral was first commissioned in the mid-1550s by Ivan IV, or Ivan the Terrible — the first tsar of Russia — who was a really unlikable guy.
- famouswonders.com St. Basil's Cathedral in MoscowThe design of St. Basil’s Cathedral provides strong religious symbolism and is based on architectural designs found in Jerusalem.