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Saint Basil's Cathedral

cathedral · 1555 AD–present

Saint Basil's Cathedral, a cathedral recorded 1555 AD–present: 2 mapped phases, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.

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At a glance

Construction began
1555 AD
Completed
1561 AD
Built by
Ivan IV

Recorded boundaries

PeriodControlConfidenceEvidenceNotes
1555 AD–1560 AD—high confidenceno observation date recordedUnder construction.
1561 AD–present—high confidenceno observation date recordedStanding, and still stands today.

Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.

Sources

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