Saint Basil's Cathedral, Central Russia, Russia

5KatrinaMolini 5:00 PM Mar 30, 2020

Unique UNESCO site in the heart of Moscow
Saint Basil’s Cathedral was built by the order of Ivan The Terrible in the 16th century. You will see it immediately when you approach the Red Square, day or night! The architecture and colors are striking and very unique. There is even a legend that the tsar ordered to blind the architect so he will not be able to recreate this masterpiece anywhere else. This beautiful cathedral is one of the most recognizable symbols of Moscow. Probably, everyone who visited the city, has a photo with it. But please do try to find time to go inside. For Russians the ticket costs 500 rubles and for foreigners- 700 rubles. Inside you will be surprised. It’s not done as one church, it has nine different in style and size chapels, connected to each other with corridors and passages. Very curious structure and beautiful look. Check out my photos.

5CAPerth 5:00 PM May 7, 2020

Must see inside as well as outside, do ground floor first.
You can’t miss the outside of St Basils but don’t let the entry queues put you off going inside. The interior is as spectacular as the outside and comprises a series of small rooms and chapels; some set up as museums exhibits and others simply displaying the magnificent iconostasis and frescoes. I had seen some on line blogs saying that you only need 15 minutes inside but don’t believe them. You may also be lucky to catch a small choir singing in one of the chapels. Photography is permitted inside, as opposed to the cathedrals of the Kremlin, which don’t allow it. There are two levels to the Cathedral and we made the mistake of going upstairs first – it is a one-way loop and the exit takes you completely outside the cathedral. Fortunately we were allowed to skip the queue and re-enter immediately but we were concerned that it would not be permitted.