A twelve-pointed gold shield can be found at the center of its iconostasis, which dates to the sixteenth century, but this structure is perhaps best known for its nine brightly colored towers that end in onion domes.
This building, which was inspired by the similar Church of St. John the Baptist's Decapitation, is dedicated to the Feast of the Intercession of the Virgin, and was built to commemorate a military victory on that day. This church is shaped like an eight pointed star and contains nine different chapels, the most recent of which contains the tomb of its namesake, who was nicknamed the "Holy Fool of Christ" for starving himself and pickpocketing the rich to give to the poor. A twelve-pointed gold shield can be found at the center of its iconostasis, which dates to the sixteenth century, but this structure is perhaps best known for its nine brightly colored towers that end in onion domes. For ten points, name this Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Red Square in Moscow.
This building, which was inspired by the similar Church of St. John the Baptist's Decapitation, is dedicated to the Feast of the Intercession of the Virgin, and was built to commemorate a military victory on that day.
St. {Basil's} Cathedral [accept: {Pokrovskiy Sobor}, {Khram Vasiliya Blazhyennogo}]