Lobnoye Mesto and St. Basil’s Cathedral in Autumn Evening

Overview the southern side of Red Square with Lobnoye Mesto and St. Basil’s Cathedral in rainy Autumn evening. Lobnoye Mesto is a rounded high platform in front of the picture. It appeared on Red Square in the middle of the 16th century and was used for special occasions such as for reading the decrees of the tsars, displaying the relics intended for Kremlin churches or announcing a death sentence on state criminals.

The masterpiece of Russian architecture, St. Basil’s Cathedral, was constructed on the Red Square also in the middle of 16th century (1555-1561) under orders from Ivan the Terrible in honor of the Russian conquest of Kazan and the Kazan Khanate in 1552.

Photo #032 taken on September 22, 2019 during Moscow by Night tour with my Dear clients from Singapore, Richard and Michelle.