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A photo of the rebuilt cathedral from across the bridge over the Moscow River leading to the former public pool. Thanks to Wikimedia Commons for photos |
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| Photo taken in 1931 during the demolition of Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. It had served as the seat of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church since its completion in 1860 as a monument by Alexander I to commemorate the withdrawal of Napoleon's troops from Russia in 1812.* http://www.collectingsoviethistory.com/2011/04/soviets-and-russian-orthodox-church.html |
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