Ivan Barma

Ivan Barma (Иван Барма), together with Postnik Yakovlev, was probably one of the architects and builders of Saint Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow (built between 1555 and 1560).

Honors

A large 128 km wide crater on the planet Mercury is named Barma in honor of the architect. [1]

References

  1. Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey (14 January 2009). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information, Mercury: Barma". Retrieved 14 January 2009.
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