St. Basil's - Table of Contents
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Interior - St. Basil's Russian Orthodox Church
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
These photos were taken in October of 2010.
Most of the interior spaces were filled with scaffolding; hence, the dearth of
photographs.
Small dimly lit chapels and maze-like corridors fill the inside of the church, and the walls are covered with delicate floral designs in subdued pastel colors dating from the 17th century. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ceiling ![]() Brass chandelier |
Central Iconostasis
![]() Baroque style iconostasis in the Central Chapel dates from the 19th century. However, some of the icons were painted much earlier. Upper left paired icons illustrated next: ![]() Note plaster Baroque twisted columns |
Another Iconostasis ![]() Three large lower icons illustrated below: ![]() Archangel Michael ![]() Archangel Michael - detail ![]() Birth of Mary, the future Mother of Jesus. ![]() Nativity |
![]() Angel with Chalice ![]() Ivan the Terrible(?) icon detail |