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The Cathedral of Saint Basil (Russian: Собо́р Васи́лия Блаже́нного; Pokrovsky Sobor) is an Orthodox cathedral located at the southern end of Red Square in the center of Moscow and is regarded as one of the most iconic monuments of Russian architecture. It was commissioned by Tsar Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) to commemorate the conquests of the Khanates of Kazan (1552) and Astrakhan (1556). Construction began in 1555 and was completed in 1561. The cathedral is attributed to the architects Postnik