Basil's Cathedral (English name: Khram Vasiliya Blazhennogo)

Japanese: ワシーリー大聖堂 - ワシーリーだいせいどう（英語表記）Khram Vasiliya Blazhennogo

A cathedral in Moscow's Red Square. Built in 1555-60 by Ivan IV to commemorate his victory over the Mongols, it was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the mediator of victory. It is considered a masterpiece of medieval Russian architecture. Its official name is Pokrovskii sobor chto na rvu. Its common name, Vasily Blazhennyi, comes from the chapel of St. Basil, which was added to the northeast corner in 1588. It is a unique church with a tower-like main building about 46 meters high, typical of Russia, around which eight similarly tower-like chapels are arranged and connected by single-story corridors. When it was first built, the color and form were simple, but in the 17th century the dome was changed to an onion shape, a peaked roof was added to the outer corridor, and it was painted in a gorgeous style.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

モスクワ，赤の広場にある大聖堂。イワン4世がモンゴルに対する戦勝を記念して1555‐60年に建て，勝利の仲介者である聖母マリアに捧げた。中世ロシア建築の代表作とされる。正式の名称はポクロフスキー大聖堂Pokrovskii sobor chto na rvu。通称のワシーリー･ブラジェンヌイはその北東隅に1588年に増築された聖ワシーリー(バシリウス)の祭室に由来する。ロシア特有の高さ約46mの塔状の主屋の周囲に，同じく塔状の8祭室を配置し，平屋建ての廊下で連絡した特異な形の教会堂で，創建当初は色彩も形態も簡素であったが，17世紀にドームをねぎ坊主形に変え外周の廊下に尖頂屋根を加え，華やかな塗装がほどこされた。

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