Cathedral · Russia · Restored
St. Basil's Cathedral
Saint Basil's Cathedral (Cathedral of the Intercession on the Moat) is a Russian Orthodox church on Red Square in Moscow composed of multiple chapels clustered on a raised platform beneath nine onion domes. The structure is famous for its colourful patterned domes, red brick façades with white detailing, and an irregular skyline of tented roofs and galleries; it now functions as a museum and a prominent cultural landmark.
First raised
1555
Its prime
1683
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1683
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact complex of red brick towers and drum-shaped chapels set on a raised stone terrace, capped by nine bulbous onion domes in contrasting painted patterns — zigzags, chevrons, spirals and fish-scale tiles — finished in red, green, white and gold. Multiple tented roofs, arched arcades and layered cornices create an asymmetrical silhouette; painted white pilasters, green roof trimmings and tiled cornices provide rhythmic vertical and horizontal accents. The building stands directly adjacent to the pavement of Red Square.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1683.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at St. Basil's Cathedral — including 6 interiors: filled ground-floor arcade (interior ambulatory), first-floor platform and wrap-around galleries, central intercession chapel (ninth chapel) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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