Assumption Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin

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Assumption Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin is a landmark Russian Orthodox church and former coronation site of Russian tsars, renowned as a masterpiece of 15th-century architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian Orthodox church
cathedral
cultural heritage monument
landmark
architect Aristotele Fioravanti NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Italian Renaissance influence
Russian architecture
constructionEnd 1479
constructionStart 1475
coordinateLocation 55.7506° N, 37.6176° E
country Russia
culturalSignificance spiritual center of Muscovite Russia
symbol of Russian autocracy
dedicatedTo Assumption of the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
Dormition of the Mother of God NERFINISHED
hasFeature five golden domes
frescoed interior
iconostasis
stone vaults
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus protected monument of federal significance in Russia
inception 1479
locatedIn Central Federal District NERFINISHED
Moscow
Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED
Moscow Oblast
Red Square area NERFINISHED
locatedOn Cathedral Square, Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
white stone
nearbyBuilding Annunciation Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED
Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED
Ivan the Great Bell Tower NERFINISHED
notableFor 15th-century architecture
role in coronation ceremonies of Russian rulers
numberOfDomes 5
partOf Cathedral ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED
Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED
religion Russian Orthodox Church
replaces earlier stone cathedral on same site
significantEvent coronation of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) NERFINISHED
coronation of subsequent Russian tsars
proclamation of the Russian Empire in 1721 ceremonies context
usedFor coronation of Russian tsars
enthronement of Metropolitans of Moscow
enthronement of Patriarchs of Moscow
religious services
state ceremonies

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Aristotele Fioravanti notableWork Assumption Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
Lzhedmitry I coronationPlace Assumption Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
this entity surface form: Dormition Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
Ermogen burialPlace Assumption Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
this entity surface form: Dormition Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
Feodor Nikitich Romanov burialPlace Assumption Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
this entity surface form: Dormition Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin