Google Doodle Celebrates 450th Birthday of St. Basil’s Cathedral

Today’s Google Doodle honors the 450th birthday of the St. Basil’s Cathedral, the brightly colored Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square. (PHOTOS: A History of Google Doodles) Designed by Russian architects Postnik and Barma and constructed between 1555 and 1561, the church is supposed to evoke the Holy City of Jerusalem and commemorate Ivan

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Google Doodle Celebrates 450th Birthday of St. Basil’s Cathedral

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