Assumption Cathedral

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Assumption Cathedral is a prominent Orthodox Christian cathedral, most famously the medieval church in Moscow’s Kremlin that served as the main site for Russian royal coronations and major religious ceremonies.

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Assumption Cathedral canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Orthodox cathedral
church building
cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
alsoKnownAs Dormition Cathedral
surface form: Cathedral of the Dormition

Dormition Cathedral
surface form: Uspensky Cathedral
architect Aristotele Fioravanti
architecturalStyle Italian Renaissance influence
Russian architecture
builtFor Ivan III of Russia
category Cathedrals in Moscow
Russian Orthodox cathedrals
World Heritage Sites in Russia
constructionStartDate 1475
coordinates 55.7506°N 37.6176°E
country Russia
damageEvent suffered damage during the 1812 French occupation of Moscow
dedicatedTo Dormition of the Theotokos
surface form: Dormition of the Mother of God
era late 15th century
function major venue for state religious ceremonies
site of coronations of Russian tsars
site of enthronement of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow
governingBody Kremlin Armoury
surface form: Moscow Kremlin Museums
hasDomeCount 5
heritageStatus museum and functioning church
inaugurationDate 1479
influenced later Russian church architecture
interiorFeature extensive fresco decoration
five-domed structure
iconostasis with historic icons
locatedIn Moscow
Moscow Kremlin
material stone
notableEvent coronation of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) in 1547
coronation of Nicholas II in 1896
coronation of Peter I (Peter the Great)
partOf Moscow Kremlin
surface form: Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
patron Grand Duchy of Moscow
precededBy earlier stone cathedral on the same site destroyed in 1470s
religiousAffiliation Russian Orthodox Church
restoration underwent major restoration in the 20th century
roofType golden domes
significance main cathedral of the Russian state in the late medieval and early modern period
symbolizes spiritual and political authority of Muscovy and later Russia
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1990
usedFor major Orthodox feast day liturgies
state funerals of church hierarchs

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Dormition Cathedral alsoKnownAs Assumption Cathedral
Patriarch's Palace locatedNear Assumption Cathedral
Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius hasPart Assumption Cathedral