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 by bijo69
On the same site once stoud a similar church, but was demolished during the Stalin era to be replaced by a giant "Palace of the Soviets". But the ground wasn't able to support such a large structure and instead they built a swimming pool.
The church is open from 10am to 5pm and there's a security check at the entrance. Leave a Comment Phone: 201-3847Directions: Metro Kropotkinskaya
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Cathedral in the 17th Sep
2006 by Kuznetsov_Sergey,
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The cathedral is (possesses a status of) a national architectural monument. The Church of St. Basil is situated on the ground floor, whereas all 9 churches of the cathedral, placed on the common basis, form the first floor of the building.
Open from nov to apr (11 a.m.-4 p.m.), from may to oct (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Closed tues and first mon of every month Address: Red Square, 2Phone: 007-095-298-3304Directions: Teatralnaya, Kitay-Gorod
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The enormous gleaming golden dome and gigantic structure of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is visible from all over central Moscow and is the largest church in Russia.
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior was originally commissioned by Emperor Alexander I . In celebration of Russia's victory against Napoleon and having driven the French leader and his troops from Russian soil, the Emperor thanked God and the Russian people for the triumph and ordained the construction of a memorial temple to Christ the Savior.
Clad in marble and granite, with huge bronze doors covered in relief depictions of the saints, the cathedral is an awesome statement of the power and prestige of the Orthodox Church and one of Moscow's most impressive ecclesiastical buildings. Leave a Comment
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 View from metro by Kap2
Mayor Luzhkov decided to re build the church in the 1990s... a project cloaked in the usual air of scandal... its worth reflecting on how this places sums up Russian history of the last two centuries.... Leave a Comment Directions: If you follow the Garden Ring anti-clockwise you will find it... the nearest metro is Kropotinskaya....there is a new pedestran bridge south of the church...
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 Epiphany Church by bugulmaLeave a Comment Address: Spartakovskaya square 15Directions: Baumanskaya metrostation
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The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is the largest orthodox church in the world.
The original cathedral was built between 1839 and 1883, but destroyed by Stalin in 1933.
His idea was to build a massive Palace of Soviets topped by a Lenin statue on this site, which in fact was never built as the ground wasn't stable enough.
An open air swimming pool was constructed instead.
Between 1995 and 1998 the Cathedral was rebuilt. Nowadays it also houses a free museum which exhibits many photos about the interesting history of the Cathedral.
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The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located on the northern bank of the Moskva River just in the city centre (Metro: Kropotkinskaya). Leave a Comment
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Monastery by Kuznetsov_Sergey, 2 more photos
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The architecture of a temple promoted an embodiment of idea of an exclusive role of Moscow. It was constructed in the Russian-Byzantian style, that is in old russian traditions of the church architecture, left deep roots in architecture of Byzantium at which Russia has accepted Orthodoxy and has inherited a historical role.
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 Christ the Saviour Domes by pinik
The famous Christ the Saviour church's (that was built a few years ago in the place of the swimming-pool that in its turn was placed there instead of the church) domes are visible from Gogolevsky boulevard, so, it's one more reason to get to the Boulevard Ring
In fact, I like the perspective in which the church is seen from the boulevard. The church that was the highest building in Moscow just a century ago doesn't look that high from here, does it? ;-) Leave a Comment Address: Gogolevsky boulevard; Prechistenskie Vorota squareDirections: Kropotkinskaya metro station (Red line)
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