The Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral in Russia

July 8th, 2007 by Shenron

St. Basil’s Cathedral was built between 1555 and 1561 in Moscow Russia, in 1588 a chapel was added on the eastern side and it is located at the southeast end of Red Square, across from the Kremlin. It consists of nine chapels built on one foundation and having one central tower.

Red Square separates the Kremlin from the St. Basil’s Cathedral, and was originally covered in buildings - however in 1493 Ivan II ordered it cleared, and it was. The Kremlin is a fortified structure in the middle of Moscow, and it is made up of four palaces, four cathedrals, and enclosed behind the Kremlin wall with the Kremlin towers. The Wall was built in the late 1400’s with the cathedral completed in 1479, and the rest added later. The oldest non-religious building that is still standing is the Palace of Facets, completed in 1491. Today the Kremlin serves as the residence of the President of Russia.