Historical Wonders St. Basil Cathedral Bookends |
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| Not only do bookends fill a need to hold your books in place, they also serve to make your bookshelves more interesting. This fabulous pair of bookends depict the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. Cast in resin and beautifully finished to look like stone. From The Historical Wonders collection. The famous St. Basil's Cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built on the edge of Red Square between 1555 and 1561. Legend has it that on completion of the church the Tsar ordered the architect, Postnik Yakovlev, to be blinded to prevent him from ever creating anything to rival its beauty again. Measures 6" high, 5" wide and 5" deep.
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