St. Basil's Cathedral

Summary

St. Basil's Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox church building^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of eastern_orthodox_church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,259 views/month, #1 of 225).^[2]

Key Facts

• St. Basil's Cathedral's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy^[3].
• St. Basil's Cathedral is located in Tverskoy District^[4].
• St. Basil's Cathedral is in the country of Russia^[5].
• St. Basil's Cathedral is in the country of Russian Empire^[6].
• St. Basil's Cathedral is in the country of Soviet Union^[7].
• St. Basil's Cathedral is in the country of Tsardom of Russia^[8].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's instance of is recorded as Eastern Orthodox church building^[9].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[10].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark^[11].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's architect is recorded as Postnik Yakovlev^[12].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's founder is recorded as Ivan the Terrible^[13].
• Intercession of the Theotokos is named after St. Basil's Cathedral^[14].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as Russian architecture^[15].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's architectural style is recorded as tented-roof church^[16].
• St. Basil's Cathedral is made of brick^[17].
• The location of St. Basil's Cathedral was Red Square^[18].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's Commons category is recorded as Saint Basil's Cathedral^[19].
• St. Basil's Cathedral comprises onion dome^[20].
• St. Basil's Cathedral comprises Q117965315^[21].
• 1555 marks the founding of St. Basil's Cathedral^[22].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.7525, 'lon': 37.62305555555555}^[23].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's diocese is recorded as Moscow Eparchy^[24].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's dedicated to is recorded as Theotokos^[25].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's official website is recorded as http://www.saintbasil.ru/^[26].
• St. Basil's Cathedral's official website is recorded as https://shm.ru/museum/hvb/^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Russian Empire^[6], an empire^[31], in Russian Empire^[32], founded in 1721^[33]; Soviet Union^[7], a federal republic^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1922^[36]; and Tsardom of Russia^[8], a sovereign state^[37], in Tsardom of Russia^[38], founded in 1547^[39]. St. Basil's Cathedral is located in Tverskoy District^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Eastern Orthodox church building^[9], tourist attraction^[10], and architectural landmark^[11]. St. Basil's Cathedral's heritage designation is recorded as federal cultural heritage site in Russia^[40]. Its religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy^[3].

History and Context

1555 marks the founding of St. Basil's Cathedral^[22]. Intercession of the Theotokos is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

St. Basil's Cathedral ranks in the top 0.44% of eastern_orthodox_church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,259 views/month, #1 of 225).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]