Architecture of Russia
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The architecture of Russia refers to the architecture of modern Russia as well as historical states, including Kievan Rus', the Russian principalities, the Tsardom of Russia, and the Russian Empire.
Saint Basil's Cathedral (1554–1560) is a showcase of Muscovite Russian architecture.
Cathedral of St. Sophia, Kyiv
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Veliky Novgorod (1045–1050)
Ivan The Great Bell Tower (1505–1508)
Moscow school
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The Moscow school is the name applied to a Russian architectural and painting school in the 14th to 16th centuries. It developed during the strengthening of the Moscow principality. The buildings of V
Architecture of Russia
…the characteristic styles present in Russian architecture are the Byzantine revival style of Kievan Rus' and succeeding principalities' churches, the Muscovite style, baroque, neoclassical, eclecticism, art nouveau, as well as the signature styles of the Soviet period. Russian architecture is a mix of eastern Roman…
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin in the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, 1405–1408
Cathedral of the Trinity of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, c. 1422
Cathedral of the Savior in the Andronikov Monastery, 1425–1427
Cathedral of the Archangel in the Moscow Kremlin, 1505–1508