flag of Moscow
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The flag of Moscow is a crimson banner featuring Saint George mounted on a horse slaying a dragon, symbolizing the city’s historic patron and martial heritage.
Aliases (2)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of a federal city of Russia
→
municipal flag → |
| adopted | 1995 → |
| associatedWith |
Eastern Orthodox tradition
→
Moscow Kremlin → |
| backgroundColor | crimson → |
| basedOn |
Coat of arms of Moscow
→
surface form: "coat of arms of Moscow"
|
| capitalOfEntityRepresented |
Russia
→
surface form: "Russian Federation"
|
| category |
Flags displaying animals
→
Flags of cities in Russia → Flags with crosses or saints → |
| country | Russia → |
| designElement |
dragon beneath horse
→
mounted knight with spear → |
| emblem |
Saint George and the Dragon
→
surface form: "Saint George slaying the dragon"
|
| features |
Saint George of Lydda
→
surface form: "Saint George"
dragon → horse → |
| fieldColor | crimson → |
| governmentLevel | municipal → |
| heraldicCharge |
Saint George and the Dragon
→
surface form: "Saint George on horseback"
dragon → |
| iconographyType |
Christian iconography
→
heraldic iconography → |
| languageOfOfficialDescription | Russian → |
| officialIn | Moscow → |
| orientation | horizontal → |
| patronSaintDepicted |
Saint George of Lydda
→
surface form: "Saint George"
|
| proportion | 2:3 → |
| religiousFigureDepicted |
Christian saint
→
Saint George of Lydda →
surface form: "Saint George"
|
| represents |
Moscow
→
surface form: "city of Moscow"
|
| scriptureOrLegendSource |
Saint George and the Dragon
→
surface form: "legend of Saint George and the Dragon"
|
| shape | rectangular → |
| status | official city flag → |
| symbolizes |
martial heritage of Moscow
→
patron saint of Moscow → victory of good over evil → |
| theme |
military victory
→
protection of the city → |
| usedBy |
Government of Moscow
→
Mayor of Moscow → Moscow City Duma → |
| usesColor | crimson → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "flag of Moscow Oblast"
this entity surface form: "Flag of Moscow"