Monday 21 April 2014

LA CATEDRAL DEL ZAR EXIGENTE....THE CATHEDRAL OF THE DEMANDING CZAR


Aúnque se la conoce en todo el mundo como la Catedral de San Basilio, su nombre original es Catedral POKROVSKIY, erigida a instancia del Zar Iván "El Terrible", para conmemorar la victoria del pueblo ruso sobre los Tártaros, y la conquista de Kazán, fue terminada en 1561. Su extructura se compone de 9 iglesias, cubiertas por otras tantas cúpulas con su característica forma acebollada. Sobre ella se narra una terrible leyenda, en efecto, se dice  que cuando el Zar la vio acabada, quedó tan maravillado, que ordeno dejar ciegos a sus constructores para que ya no pudiesen repetir esa maravilla.



Although it is known in the whole world like the Cathedral of San Basilio, its original name is a Cathedral POKROVSKIY, erected at the request of Czar Iván "The Terrible one", to commemorate the victory of the Russian people on the Tartar ones, and the Kazán conquest, it was finished in 1561. Its extructura consists of 9 churches covered by some other domes with its characteristic form acebollada. On her a terrible legend is narrated, in effect, one is said that when the Czar saw her finished, he remained so astonished, that ordered to make its builders blind so that they could not already repeat this marvel.

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