This post is a review of the nanoblock Saint Basil’s Cathedral build. Saint Basil’s Cathedral is part of the nanoblock Sights to See collection. Wondering what else is part of the Sights to See collection? Click here for a list.
Number: NBH_051
Country: Russia
Difficulty Rating: 3/5
I think Saint Basil’s Cathedral is probably the most famous building in Russia. The building is just off the Red Square in Moscow. While it was originally a Cathedral, today it is a museum. It is famous for the multi-colored domes that are at the top of the building.
The first part of the build is to create the main body of the Cathedral. It begins with laying out an outline of the building on the 20/20 board. The building goes up in layers.
In the 5th step, you add a roof that covers the entire building. Unlike a lot of other builds, the main 10×10 section of the roof fits on the outline instead of the bricks under just hanging out.
After adding the roofs, the next step is to build the bases for the various domes. There are a lot of nice details in the building between the various colors used and the style of bricks used.
Once the core of the building is completed, it’s time to build and create the various domes.
Each step adds several domes. In general, the directions are straightforward. However, the base of many of the domes are 3x1s crossed on each other on the center stud. This means that the bricks can act like a teeter-totter, so it can be tricky to get the bricks to be square.
Things I liked:
- While it doesn’t have the detail of the actual Saint Basil’s Cathedral, I feel the building is recognizable
- I really like all the colors in the domes
Things I didn’t like:
- Several of the domes are held on by one stud so it can be tricky to get them straight