View of St. Basil's Cathedral — engraving

'Moscow. St. Basil's Cathedral'.

In the engraving, View of St. Basil's Cathedral from Red Square, from a drawing by the French artist Emile Rouargue.

St. Basil's Cathedral (Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Moat, or Intercession Cathedral), an Orthodox church on Red Square in Moscow, a monument of Russian architecture. The cathedral was built from 1555 to 1561 by order of Ivan the Terrible and is dedicated to the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. Until 1600, the cathedral was the tallest building in Moscow.

Technique, Material: Copper engraving / Paper
Artist: Emile Rouargue, Engraver:
Date: 'L'univers. Histoire et description de tous les peoples', 1838.
Size: 13 х 21 cm.