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Basilius Cathedral
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in Тверской, Russian Federation, Moscow
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- Camera: CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. EX-S500
- Taken on 2007/07/30 10:04:07
- Exposure: 0.002s (1/500)
- Focal Length: 7.60mm
- F/Stop: f/4.800
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
- No flash
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pekin platinel, on April 21, 2008, said:
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat in Red (or "beautiful") Square in Moscow - A cluster of total nine small chapels built during the reign of Ivan IV by architects Barma and Postnic Lakovlev in 1555-61, domes after the fire damage and restoration in 1586.
Brief introduction see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Basil%27s_Cathedral
and a very comprehensive book see: http://www.bookfinder.com/dir/i/A_History_of_Russian_Architecture/0521403332/