The cathedral's design follows that of contemporary tented churches, notably those of Ascension in Kolomenskoye (1530) and of St John the Baptist's Decapitation in Dyakovo (1547).
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Basil'sCathedral in Moscow, which was commissioned by Ivan and is named after the saint.
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It was called the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin (Pokrovsky Sobor) to commemorate the capture of Kazan, capital of the khanate of Kazan, on the festival of the Intercession of the Virgin in 1552.
According to the chronicler, the architects of the cathedral, Postnik and Barma, were sent by God to Ivan the Terrible.
SaintBasilsCathedral was a beautiful sight but only on the outside, the inside was very plain, and blasé.
The Kremlin and State Historical Museum are visible in the background, with Red Square and SaintBasilsCathedral in the LHS distance.
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