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St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, 2000

Photo: St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow

A light snowfall dusts St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square. Ivan the Terrible commissioned the iconic building in the mid-16th century. It houses nine distinct chapels, each with its own unique dome.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Enigma of Beauty," January 2000, National Geographic magazine)

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