04-01-2026, 03:57 AM
The domes (onion-shaped) are of Swiss-Italian origin. The church was built to bring the headquarters of the Eastern Roman Church from Istanbul to Moscow, which did not happen. The main church is still the Hagia Sophia, built on the Roman model of the Pantheon.
The roofs of the towers were planned to be spherical. However, the high snow load in the region would have caused the spheres to collapse. For this reason, the domes were designed to taper at the top so that the snow would not accumulate.
The planning took place around 1480. Therefore, the VM shape cannot have anything to do with the churches.
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The roofs of the towers were planned to be spherical. However, the high snow load in the region would have caused the spheres to collapse. For this reason, the domes were designed to taper at the top so that the snow would not accumulate.
The planning took place around 1480. Therefore, the VM shape cannot have anything to do with the churches.
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