Monday, July 11, 2011

Google Doodle: 450th Anniversary of St. Basil's Cathedral

Today 12 July 2011 was the 450th Anniversary of St. Basil's Cathedral, Google commemorate St. Basil's Cathedral 450th anniversary with a unique logo on their home page Google.com.
St Basil's Cathedral, Russia to Celebrate 450th Anniversary of St. Basil's Cathedral After $14 Million Restoration, Google Doodle: 450th Anniversary of St. Basil's Cathedral
St. Basil's Cathedral outside the Kremlin on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 8, 2011. Russia will celebrate the 450th anniversary of St. Basil's Cathedral by opening an exhibition dedicated to the holy fool who gave his name to Moscow's onion-domed landmark.

St. Basil's Cathedral, an eccentric religious fanatic, was one of the very few Muscovites who dared criticize tyrannical Czar Ivan the Terrible. The czar built the cathedral in 1561 to commemorate his victory over Mongol rulers who once dominated Russia, but over the centuries it became known as the place where St. Basil is buried. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko..
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