The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, popularly known as St. Basil Cathedral, is located in Moscow Russia. The Cathedral goes by many names but one of the first official names came from the capture of Kazan that occurred on the Feast of the Intercession of the Virgin. The Russians called it Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat. It later became known as what we call it today. The construction began in 1555 and was completed in 1561. For reasons unknown there was a fire that had did great damage to the Cathedral in 1737. When the building was refurbished it also received its vibrant colors that we see today. The Cathedral was built by Ivan the Terrible to represent the assaults on Kazan city. The first church was built after
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Basil Cathedral was like most buildings around its time. It was built during the Middle Muscovite period. The tented roof style was among the most popular during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. The foundation was built with a traditional Moscow white stone. The churches themselves were constructed with a red brick that had the dimensions of 28x14x8 centimeters. These bricks were a relatively new technology and a new material the Russians were learning to build with. The alignment of the building from basement up indicates that there was a plan for the construction of the cathedral. It shows that the Russians used drawings and measurements to accurately build the cathedral. At one point in time the cathedral needed brick restoration and repointing, and during the restoration a building mason discovered that the massive brick walls concealed an internal wooden structure. This wooden structure was a frame made out of intricately tied thin studs that ran the entire height of the church. The architect liked the look of a brick finish, so they used the bricks as a decorative finish on both the inside and outside wall. When the construction required a stone wall, they used a brick-like painted pattern over the stone to resemble the look of a brick
Basil Cathedral was like most buildings around its time. It was built during the Middle Muscovite period. The tented roof style was among the most popular during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. The foundation was built with a traditional Moscow white stone. The churches themselves were constructed with a red brick that had the dimensions of 28x14x8 centimeters. These bricks were a relatively new technology and a new material the Russians were learning to build with. The alignment of the building from basement up indicates that there was a plan for the construction of the cathedral. It shows that the Russians used drawings and measurements to accurately build the cathedral. At one point in time the cathedral needed brick restoration and repointing, and during the restoration a building mason discovered that the massive brick walls concealed an internal wooden structure. This wooden structure was a frame made out of intricately tied thin studs that ran the entire height of the church. The architect liked the look of a brick finish, so they used the bricks as a decorative finish on both the inside and outside wall. When the construction required a stone wall, they used a brick-like painted pattern over the stone to resemble the look of a brick