Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin

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Archangel Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin is a historic Russian Orthodox church renowned as the traditional burial place of many Russian tsars and grand princes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian Orthodox church
burial church
cathedral
cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
affiliation Kremlin Armoury
surface form: Moscow Kremlin Museums
architect Aloisio the New
architecturalStyle Renaissance architecture
Russian architecture
burialPlaceOf Alexei Antonovich of Brunswick
surface form: Aleksey of Russia

Feodor I of Russia
Ivan III of Russia
Ivan the Young
surface form: Ivan Ivanovich, Tsarevich of Russia

Ivan IV the Terrible
surface form: Ivan the Terrible

Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia
surface form: Mikhail of Russia

Vasili III of Russia
surface form: Vasily III of Russia

many Russian tsars of the Rurik dynasty
many grand princes of Moscow
completionDate 1508
constructionEnd 1508
constructionStart 1505
country Russia
currentUse museum church
dedicatedTo Saint Michael
surface form: Archangel Michael
denomination Russian Orthodox Church
floorCount 1
function burial place of Russian rulers
hasChapels side chapels dedicated to various saints
hasDomeCount 5
hasFeature five-domed structure
frescoes depicting battles and princes
gilded central dome
iconostasis with 17th-century icons
white-stone walls
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Central Federal District
Moscow
Moscow Kremlin
Moscow Oblast
locatedOn Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin
surface form: Cathedral Square, Moscow Kremlin
material brick
white limestone facing
namedAfter Saint Michael
surface form: Archangel Michael
partOf Moscow Kremlin
surface form: Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
precededBy earlier stone church on the same site
previousUse cathedral of the Moscow princes and tsars
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
significance traditional burial place of Russian tsars and grand princes
usedAs royal necropolis until the 18th century

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Mikhail I of Russia burialPlace Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
Vasili IV Shuisky burialPlace Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
Vasili III of Russia burialPlace Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
Ivan IV the Terrible burialPlace Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
this entity surface form: Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow Kremlin
Sophia Palaiologina burialPlace Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
this entity surface form: Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow Kremlin
Moscow city center contains Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
this entity surface form: Archangel Cathedral (Moscow Kremlin)
Simeon of Moscow burialPlace Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
this entity surface form: Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow Kremlin
Tsarevich Alexei Alexeyevich of Russia burialPlace Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
this entity surface form: Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow Kremlin