The Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral were finalists in the campaign to choose the
New 7 Wonders of the World.
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St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow
The Kremlin in Moscow is the symbolic and governmental center of Russia. Cathedral Square in the Kremlin has some of Russia's most important architecture, including:
- Cathedral of the Dormition
- the Archangel's Cathedral
- the Cathedral of the Assumption
- Grand Kremlin Palace
- Terem Palace
Ivan IV built St. Basil's Cathedral to honor Russia's victory over the Tatars at Kazan. It is said that Ivan the Terrible had the architects blinded so that they could never again design a building so beautiful.

