KAZAN CATHEDRAL. Red Square. Moscow Russia

by Juli Scalzi

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KAZAN CATHEDRAL. Red Square. Moscow Russia

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Juli Scalzi

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Also known as the "Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan", it is a Russian Orthodox church located on the northeast corner of Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

It was originally construction in 1625 out of wood, which was later destroyed by fire. Tsar Michael I, ordered it replaced with a brick church ~ 1636. By the end of the 17th century, the church building was expanded and received a bell tower and a redesigned entrance. Numerous other renovations of the cathedral were undertaken during the imperial period, notably during 1801, 1805, and 1865, and much of the original design was lost behind later additions.

In 1936, when Red Square was being prepared for holding the military parades of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin ordered the square cleared of churches. Although efforts were made by Baranovsky to save it, he could not prevent the Kazan Cathedral from being demolished (though Baranovsky did manage to save another of Red Square's cathedrals, Saint Basil's Cathedral, from destruction). In its place, initially a temporary building housing offices for the Communist International was erected. It was later used as a summer café.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Kazan Cathedral was the first church to be completely rebuilt after having been destroyed by the Communists. The cathedral's restoration (1990￿1993) was sponsored by the Moscow city branch of the All-Russian Society for Historic Preservation and Cultural Organization, and was based on detailed measurements and photographs of the original church.

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