St. Basil's Cathedral

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:church
cathedral
gptkbp:address gptkb:Red_Square,_Moscow,_Russia
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Cathedral_of_Vasily_the_Blessed
gptkb:Pokrovsky_Cathedral
gptkb:Cathedral_of_the_Intercession_of_the_Most_Holy_Theotokos_on_the_Moat
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Postnik_Yakovlev
gptkb:Barma
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Russian architecture
onion dome
tented roof
gptkbp:commemorates capture of Kazan and Astrakhan
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Ivan_the_Terrible
gptkbp:contains nine chapels
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Intercession_of_the_Theotokos
gptkb:St._Basil_the_Blessed
gptkbp:façadeStyle multicolored
gptkbp:function gptkb:museum
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:State_Historical_Museum
gptkbp:hasDome 9
gptkbp:height 47.5 meters
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Basil's Cathedral
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Moscow
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Red_Square
gptkbp:material gptkb:brick
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Собор_Василия_Блаженного
gptkbp:notableFor historical significance
unique architecture
colorful domes
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:church
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:significance symbol of Russia
gptkbp:status gptkb:museum
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Kremlin_and_Red_Square,_Moscow
545-003
gptkbp:yearCompleted 1561
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Historic_Centre_of_Moscow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5