The most strikingly fantastic and remarkable structure architecturally in all Moscow is the Cathedral of St. basil, which is absolutely top-heavy with spires, domes, and minarets, ornamented in the most irregular and unprecedented manner.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Space would not suffice us were we to attempt to describe the interior of St. basil; but it is as peculiar as is the exterior.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
His Life and Adventures, 1 50 The Crossed Path; or basil.
"Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life"
Ann S. Stephens