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Russians celebrated the 450th anniversary of the St. Basil’s Cathedral on July 12th. The Cathedral has been a of Russia for . It was completed in 1561 on the of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. It workers 11 years to it. Legend has it that Ivan the Terrible the architects who designed it so they could not build anything beautiful. Napoleon Bonaparte tried to the Cathedral up in 1812, but rain put out the burning fuses to the gunpowder.

St. Basil's consists of nine . Its bright-colored onion- domes make it one of the world’s most buildings. Moscow just restoration work to the church in for its 450th birthday. The repainting and repairs $14 million and have brought the buildings back to their former . Up to 2,000 tourists St. Basil’s every day. Russia to celebrate the anniversary with four months of festivities, starting from July 12th and running to October 14th.