Red Square, that familiar bricked expanse in the heart of Moscow, is located just outside the Kremlin, along its eastern wall.
Think of Red Square and you'll undoubtedly recall pictures of those May Day parades, from the years when the Soviet
Military displayed its might, respectfully passing before the Soviet leadership atop Lenin's tomb. But Red Square's
history stretches back way before the Communist Soviet Union, back to the days of Czarist Russia. In the late 15th
century, people came to this square, called Torg or market square, to purchase food, livestock, or other wares.
By the late 16th century, it was renamed Trinity Square and served as the main entrance to the Kremlin.
It wasn't until 1650 that it received the name Krasnaya Ploschad, krasnaya meaning both beautiful and red.
The Red Square of today is more than 500,000 square feet of open land.
The Kremlin
The Red Square is a place where people gather to celebrate official state events, to be photographed in front of favorite sites, or just to drink in the historic splendor.
St. Basil's Cathedral at the southern end of Red Square, sits just outside the Kremlin. The Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed also sits just outside the Kremlin.
This is perhaps one of the most familiar and glorious sites associated with Moscow and the Kremlin. In 1552,
Czar Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, commissioned two Russian architects to build a magnificent cathedral in
celebration of the Russian victory over the Tartars. The architects clustered together eight individual churches, each with its own cupola or dome, around one central belfry to create this cathedral. Each church was dedicated to
the saint on whose feast day the eight major victories over the Tartars were won. Today, St. Basil's is part of the State Historical Museum.
The Red Square and Mausoleum
The Red Square and Mausoleum's interior is undergoing restoration. Luckily, its spectacular exterior is there for all to see.
Vladimir Lenin's Mausoleum on the western edge of Red Square, nestled up against the exterior of the Kremlin wall,
stands as a monument to the founder of the Soviet Union. Following his death in 1924,
Lenin's embalmed body was placed in a temporary wooden mausoleum after government offices were flooded with
telegrams requesting the construction of a shrine to the illustrious revolutionary. Although Lenin had clearly
indicated his desire not to be immortalized, the temporary structure was replaced in 1929 with the granite and
black labradorite version seen today. Each year, thousands of people line up for the opportunity to view Lenin
in his glass-enclosed bier and to watch the hourly ritual of the changing of the guard.
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