The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (Russian: Храм Василия Блаженного), commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of the most popular cultural symbols of Russia. It was built from 1555 to 1561 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. It was the city's tallest building until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in 1600.[1]
Coverage[]
St. Basil's Cathedral is mostly featured in Waters of Death in 125 years after people, it was also seen in the documentary very briefly.
Documentary[]
In the documentary, after 5 years after people, plant life have cause the area surrounding St. Basil's Cathedral to be overrun by greenery, this include Red Square.
Waters of Death[]
In Waters of Death, it is introduced in 125 years after people when the colorful St. Basil's Cathedral still stand.
The episode reveals that the disappearance of man actually helped preserve the structure since in the time of humans, the foundations were weakened by vibrations from tank parades and rock concerts, causing the Russian government in the early 21st century to report and warned that "If nothing is done, in 100 years we could lose it". Charles Roeder stated that buildings are a lot like people, and most people don't die instantly, one thing starts to fail, and another, calling it a cascading effect.
It then reveals the fate of the St. Basil's Cathedral on water damage cause by cracked drainage pipes that spills out rain and snow, forming a swamp which turns to ice in winter, pushing against the outer walls of the cathedral. It took a final crack to send the central church tower to collapse and crashing into one of the domes of the eastern wall, causing the eastern wall to gives way, it cause more domes to collapse as well, pulling the structure down into the swamp of the once Red Square.
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