The cathedral was founded by order of Ivan the Terrible as gratitude to the Lord for help with the capture of Kazan. Initially, the building had golden domes and walls in red and white. After the fire in the 18th century, as a result of the restoration, the church was decorated in bright colors and now it rises above the Red Square like a multicolored gingerbread. The name was given in honor of the holy fool Basil the Blessed, who collected part of the money for the construction of the church and handed them over to Ivan the Terrible.
2. Kolomna Palace
The wooden palace in Kolomenskoye Park, which belonged to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. For visitors opened in 2010. The building was laid in the XVII century, its appearance was conceived so as to emphasize the power of the Russian state and the greatness of the king. The interior decoration was different pomp and luxury. Under Catherine II, the palace was disassembled, but its detailed drawings were first made. According to these drawings, the complex was fully restored later.
3. Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill
Park complex with memorials dedicated to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Before beginning construction in 1987, the hill on Poklonnaya Hill was partially razed. Officially, the park opened in 1995. The central monument is the obelisk, surmounted by a statue of the goddess Nike, 141.8 meters in height. In 2009-2010 here the Eternal Flame burned, transferred to the period of reconstruction from the Alexander Garden.
1. St. Basil's Cathedral
The cathedral was founded by order of Ivan the Terrible as gratitude to the Lord for help with the capture of Kazan. Initially, the building had golden domes and walls in red and white. After the fire in the 18th century, as a result of the restoration, the church was decorated in bright colors and now it rises above the Red Square like a multicolored gingerbread. The name was given in honor of the holy fool Basil the Blessed, who collected part of the money for the construction of the church and handed them over to Ivan the Terrible.
2. Kolomna Palace
The wooden palace in Kolomenskoye Park, which belonged to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. For visitors opened in 2010. The building was laid in the XVII century, its appearance was conceived so as to emphasize the power of the Russian state and the greatness of the king. The interior decoration was different pomp and luxury. Under Catherine II, the palace was disassembled, but its detailed drawings were first made. According to these drawings, the complex was fully restored later.
3. Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill
Park complex with memorials dedicated to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Before beginning construction in 1987, the hill on Poklonnaya Hill was partially razed. Officially, the park opened in 1995. The central monument is the obelisk, surmounted by a statue of the goddess Nike, 141.8 meters in height. In 2009-2010 here the Eternal Flame burned, transferred to the period of reconstruction from the Alexander Garden.