St. Basil's Cathedral, a photo from Moscow, Center

Photographer's Note

This photo was taken in Moscow at Red Square ,(AT NIGHT TIME)...I looked for information on the internet..I found the information below ...

The famous St. Basil's Cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built on the edge of Red Square between 1555 and 1561. Legend has it that on completion of the church the Tsar ordered the architect, Postnik Yakovlev, to be blinded to prevent him from ever creating anything to rival its beauty again. (He did in fact go on to build another cathedral in Vladimir despite his ocular impediment!) The cathedral was built to commemorate Ivan the Terrible's successful military campaign against the Tartar Mongols in 1552 in the besieged city of Kazan. Victory came on the feast day of the Intercession of the Virgin, so the Tsar chose to name his new church the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat, after the moat that ran beside the Kremlin. The church was given the nickname "St. Basil's" after the "holy fool" Basil the Blessed (1468-1552), who was hugely popular at that time with the Muscovites masses and even with Ivan the Terrible himself. St. Basil's was built on the site of the earlier Trinity Cathedral, which at one point gave its name to the neighboring square....

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Glint (6171) 2006-11-30 9:58

hello Tayfur,
this could be Disney or Faberge. i would say Disney as there are jewels and gold missing here! Actually, it doesn't look real. It looks like a child's toy or a model for a museum. And the colours! yes certainly a child's imagination at work.
regards,
Bev

Moncef (321) 2006-11-30 10:05

I like this shot! It brings joy.
Well done
Regards,

stefpat (1024) 2006-11-30 10:22

Nice shot...congratulations.!! Colors are beautiful...
frame should be better...but nice

qpochet (1412) 2006-11-30 10:38

Hi Tayfur,

Very colourful shot and very sharp as well. Looks like a toy!
Well done.
Quentin.

nicoz (1979) 2006-11-30 10:55

Hi Tayfur,
The colors are awesome, it looks like some kid's fairytale cartoon! Would have been even better if you had corrected for the disortion!
Nicolas

stefanocer (10642) 2006-11-30 11:31

Great night shot , Compliments , colours sharpness composition and exposure are really good , well done .
I also make night shots if you want take a look.
Stefano.

donluicu (24727) 2006-11-30 12:08

Hi Tayfurthis image looks unreal...
the colors are amazing, it really looks like a piece of Disneyworld!!!

well done

loic

mesutilgim (115392) 2006-11-30 14:27

Tafur kardeşim,

Müthiş bir kare. Eline sağlık; yanıdığımızdan çok daha başka bir görünüm. Bir kritiğin yazdığı gibi Faberge yumurtaları var sanki karşımızda.

Tebrikler

MESUT ILGIM

cherryripe (21033) 2006-11-30 16:47

Hi Tayfur
The colours are absolutely stunning here and stand out so well against the soft purple background. Just like in a picture book. It's just a pity the bottom of the statue in the foreground is cut off and the roof is rather distorted with some rather slanted.
Regards
Nikki

oley (7) 2006-12-01 7:22 [Comment]

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Mondaychild (378) 2006-12-02 9:54

Hi Tayfur,

Bev is right, it really looks like Disneyworld. I like your composition, at night and zoomed (without any people, cars,...) it looks even more fantastic, almost unreal!

nels (2623) 2006-12-05 11:24

hi tayfur,, what amazing colours i like how they stand out against the sky ,,a very nice sharp posting

adrian

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