Ivan Barma (Иван Барма), together with
Postnik Yakovlev, was probably one of the architects and builders of
Saint Basil's Cathedral
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (), known in English as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of the most popular cultural symbols of Russia. The building, now a museum, is officially known as ...
on
Red Square
Red Square ( rus, Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad', p=ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːɪtʲ) is one of the oldest and largest town square, squares in Moscow, Russia. It is located in Moscow's historic centre, along the eastern walls of ...
in
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
(built between 1555 and 1560).
Honors
A large 128 km wide crater on the planet
Mercury is named
Barma in honor of the architect.
References
Russian architects
16th-century architects
16th-century Russian people
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