St. Basil’s Cathedral Bathed in Evening Snow

The Magnificent St. Basil’s (Intercession) Cathedral and monument to Minin and Pozharsky (in front of the church) under snowfall at dark winter evening. The 46-meter-tall Intercession Cathedral on the Moat (originally called Pokrovsky Sobor) was commissioned by the first Russian Tsar, Ivan IV the Terrible, to commemorate his successful military campaign in the East and the taking of Kazan Khanate, the stronghold of the Golden Horde. The beautiful tent-roof church was built in the south part of the Red Square above Basil's Slope, which extends behind the church down to the Moskva River, by the best Russian architects in 1555-1561. Well-known as St. Basil’s Cathedral since the 19th century, this is one of the most famous landmarks of Moscow, Russia.

Photo #1149 taken on December 10, 2014