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The Cathedral of Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat better known as the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed or St. Basil`s Cathedral is a multi-tented church on the Red Square in Moscow traditionally perceived as symbolic of the unique position of Russia between Europe and Asia.nnThe cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built between 1555 and 1561 in Moscow to commemorate the capture of the Khanate of Kazan. In 1588 Tsar Fedor Ivanovich had a chapel added on the eastern side above the grave of Basil Fool for Christ yurodivy Vassily Blazhenny, a Russian Orthodox saint after whom the cathedral was popularly named.nnSaint Basil`s is located at the southeast end of Red Square, just across from the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin. Not particularly large, it consists of nine chapels built on a single foundation.nnSaint Basil`s Cathedral should never be confused with the Moscow Kremlin, which is situated right next to it on Red Square. It is not at all a part of the Moscow Kremlin. However, many publications do make the mistake of calling this structure the Kremlin. The misconception has inadvertently been reinforced by Western television journalists, who have often stood in front of St. Basil`s during their reports.

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