Saint Basil’s Cathedral museum complex (administratively affiliated)

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Saint Basil’s Cathedral museum complex is a historic Russian Orthodox cathedral on Moscow’s Red Square that now functions as a museum and iconic symbol of the city and Russia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian Orthodox cathedral
cultural heritage monument
museum complex
affiliation Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Russian Revival architecture
Russian architecture
category church museum
historic building in Moscow
commissionedBy Ivan IV of Russia NERFINISHED
country Russia
dedicatedTo Intercession of the Theotokos NERFINISHED
Saint Basil the Blessed NERFINISHED
endDate 1561
formerFunction cathedral church
function museum
tourist attraction
hasPart Church of Saint Basil the Blessed NERFINISHED
bell tower
central church of the Intercession of the Virgin
iconostasis
multiple side chapels
museum exhibition spaces
heritageDesignation Cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
imageDepicts colorful cupolas
onion domes
inception 16th century
locatedIn Moscow
Moscow Kremlin and Red Square UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
Red Square NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Moscow Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedNear GUM department store NERFINISHED
Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
namedAfter Saint Basil the Blessed NERFINISHED
operator State Historical Museum (Moscow) NERFINISHED
ownedBy Russian Federation NERFINISHED
partOf Red Square ensemble NERFINISHED
publicAccess yes
religion Russian Orthodox Church
roofShape onion dome
significantBuilding landmark of Moscow
symbol of Russia
significantEvent Siege of Kazan commemoration
startDate 1555
touristRegion Central Federal District of Russia NERFINISHED

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State Historical Museum hasPart Saint Basil’s Cathedral museum complex (administratively affiliated)