Saint Basil's Cathedral

Moscow · Russia

Saint Basil's Cathedral, Russia
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

This 16th-century Orthodox cathedral on the edge of Red Square is famous for its cluster of vividly painted, onion-domed towers. Commissioned by Ivan the Terrible, it now functions as a branch of the State Historical Museum.

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