St. Basil's Cathedral

   Red Square, Moscow, Russia

•  Built by Architects Barma and Posnik

•  Constructed in 1554

•  Building Type:  Cathedral, Large Church

•  Construction System:  Bearing Masonry

•  Context:  Urban

•  Style:  Russian Byzantine

• Throughout history, the structure has been called other names such as "Cathedral of the Intercession" and "Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed"

• St. Basil's is comprised of nine churches, each laying on a single foundation.  The churches are placed symmetrically around a center pillar, that reaches over 64 meters high

• Legend has it that Barma and Posnik, the architects responsible for St. Basil's, were blinded by Ivan IV (The Terrible) after they completed the structure because he did not want them to create anything as beautiful as St. Basil's for anyone else