The Other Spot

Kazan, 1552. The Tartar soldiers fall defeated by the Russian army. The Khanate of Kazan, situated in the territory of present Bulgaria, became part of Russia that year. The survivors of that battle Tatars were decapitated, and their hats were the perfect model for three years, the architects Barma and Postnik, construction began on the orders of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible, a temple in honor of that victory.

In 1555 construction began on the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin on the mound, known as the Cathedral of St. Basil. Six years later, in 1561, placed the last stone. Legend has it that on completion, the Tsar Ivan the Terrible, known for his violence and recklessness, asked the architects if they would be able to build anything more beautiful than the temple. When told that it probably could, the Tsar ordered blind them. In 1588, already as the new Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich, he built a new chapel annex in which lie the remains of St Basil Blessed.

St. Basil is undoubtedly the symbol of Moscow, and practically the whole of Russia, his most beautiful, color and shapes made art, a bunch of amazing sensations that invade the traveler when compared therewith so exotic and domes Orientals. Located in Red Square in Moscow, Moscow, just opposite the Kremlin tower, this fascinating Orthodox eight onion-shaped domes surrounding the central temple, each with a different shapes and colors. The central temple has a pyramidal roof, and reaches a height of 47 meters. Annex to it, is the tenth: the mausoleum of St. Basil which gives its name to the whole building. The interior is like a small maze of chapels known for its frescoes.

St. Basil’s Cathedral has been proposed in the new world wonders. Already in previous days, we read in this blog about some other candidates, including Timbouctú, Taj Mahal, the Alhambra in Granada, Petra, the Pyramids of Giza or the Great Wall of China.