The architect of St.Basil was Potsnik Yakovlev.

He was hired by Russian Tsar Ivan IV to make something in honor of the military conquests of the Russian capture of Kazan. St.basils first name was the Cathedral of Intercession on the Virgin of the Moat. Its name was changed because the cathedral was built on top of St.Basil’s (the saint) grave. St.Basil was a very important Russian Orthodox (religion of Russia) saint. Saint Basil was born to a poor family and any money he got he gave away to people who had even less money than he did.

St.Basil’s cathedral was built in a Russian Byzantine style because

Ivan IV wanted a western European style.

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