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The Lobnoe place is located on Red Square near St. Basil`s Cathedral. It was built in the middle of the 16th century and is a round stone platform with a diameter of 13 meters. During church holidays, it was used for processions. It was also used to announce royal decrees or addresses of the king to the people.

Many people associate the name "Lobnoe Place" with public executions, but this is not the case. The Lobnoe place was not intended for executions, although in the history of Russia there have been events when executions were carried out on Red Square next to the Lobnoe Place. On July 11, 1682, the head of the schismatic Nikita Pustosvyat was cut off directly on the Lobnoe Place. This is the only case of execution on a Lobnoe place in history.

The name "Lobnoe place" comes from the Russian word "Forehead", that is, the skull. In the Bible, the Place of the Forehead is called "Golgotha" in Hebrew - the place where the executions were carried out and Jesus Christ was crucified. Most likely, the legend of the executions at the Place of Execution on Red Square is connected with the biblical Golgotha.

Some historians believe that the Lobnoe Place was built by Prince Vasily III in the 1520s, but documentary evidence was first recorded in 1549, when Tsar Ivan the Terrible called on the warring boyars to reconcile from the Lobnoe Place. Later, there was a tradition of addressing the tsar from the Lobnoe place to the elected officials of the Zemsky Sobor (the prototype of Parliament), although formally the kings addressed the metropolitans. Much more often, the Lobnoe Place was used to announce royal decrees, declarations of war or peace, and other events when it was necessary to address the people.

In addition to the royal officials, the Lobnoe place was often used for church rituals. Before Easter, on Palm Sunday, the top clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church performed the "Donkey Procession" ceremony, symbolizing the entry of Jesus Christ on a donkey into Jerusalem. The Patriarch led the procession, but he rode not on a donkey, but on a horse, and several hundred church servants followed him.

The procession took place from the Assumption Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin, through the Savior Gate to the Intercession Cathedral. The Intercession Cathedral has a chapel of the Entrance of the Savoir to Jerusalem. At this point, the procession ended, but the main prayers were performed at the Lobnoe Place.

Under Tsar Peter I, the capital was moved to St. Petersburg in 1703 and the proclamation of royal decrees at the Lobnoe Place ceased, however, the rite of "Procession on a Donkey" was held at this place until the revolution of 1917.

Nowadays, the Lobnoe Place is a popular place for making wishes. Near the bars in front of the entrance, you can usually see people throwing coins. According to legend, if a person hits a coin in the center of the circle on the Forehead, then his wish will come true. Some do this in front of the Iver Chapel at the Resurrection Gate. There is a zero-kilometer sign for all roads in Russia.