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The most famous cathedral with this name is the one at the Moscow Kremlin, built in 1475– 1479 by the Italian architect Aristotele Fioravanti.
In the 14th century, Metropolitan Peter persuaded Ivan I (Ivan Kalita) that he should build a cathedral to the Holy Virgin in Moscow like the Cathedral of the Dormition in the capital city Vladimir. Construction of the cathedral began on August 4 1326. In the following year, Moscow becme the capital of the Vladimir-Suzdal' principality, and later of all Rus.
By the end of the 15th century the old cathedral had become dilapidated, and in 1472Events February 20 The Orkneys and Shetlands are annexed to the crown of Scotland Discovery of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia by Joao Vaz Corte-Real. Births Fra Bartolommeo, Florentine artist. Deaths April 25 Leone Battista Alberti, artist ( 1404) Nezahualc the PskovPskov ancient spelling also Pihkva (Estonian) and Pskow (Polish)) is an ancient Russian city, located in the north-west of Russia near the border to Estonia, on the river Velikaya. It is the capital of the Pskov Oblast. The city is believed to have been f architects Kryvtsov and Myshkin began construction of a new cathedral. Two years later, the building was nearing completion when it suddenly collapsed because of an earthquake — an extremely rare event in Moscow.
Ivan IIIIvan III Vasilevich III ( January 22, 1440 October 27, 1505) also known as Ivan the Great ruled from 1462 1505; oldest son of Vasili II Vasiliyevich. Ivan III has been referred to as the "gatherer of the Russian lands". He subjugated a number of Russian t then invited Aristotele Fioravanti, a celebrated architect and engineer from BolognaBologna (from Latin Bononia Bulaggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. History Bologna was founded by the Etruscans with the name Felsina''. Next the city was the Roman c, ItalyThe Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Italia is a country in the south of Europe, consisting mainly of a boot-shaped peninsula together with two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Sicily and Sardinia. To the north, where it borders France, Switzer, to come to Moscow and entrusted him with the task of building the cathedral from scratch in the traditions of Russian architecture. The cathedral in Vladimir was once again taken as a model for the building, and so Fioravanti travelled to Vladimir in order to study Russian methods of building. He designed a light and spacious masterpiece that combined the spirit of the RenaissanceLeonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, an example of the blend of art and science during the Renaissance The Renaissance was a great cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern Eur with Russian traditions.The foundation for the new cathedral was laid in 1475, and in 1479 the new cathedral was consecrated by Metropolitan Geronty .