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226-15. A dome of Cathedral of Christ the savior and one of ten Stalin victory skyscrapers behind it. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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226-15. A dome of Cathedral of Christ the savior and one of ten Stalin victory skyscrapers behind it. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 A top dome of a cathedral of monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001  View of a cathedral in Kremlin from Moscow River embankment. Kremlin was closed at Thursday. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001  View of Vasiliy Blazhennyi (?) cathedral in Kremlin from Moscow River embankment. Kremlin was closed at Thursday. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001  An old Orthodox cathedral in Kolomenskoe neighborhood. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001  Bronze statue of robed Jesus Christ ("Blessing Christ", also known as "Comforting Christ" and "The Christus", a copy of Bertel Thorvaldsen s Resurrected Christ, made for Vor Frue Kirke, Copenhagen Cathedral) in Rawler Rather Powell Memorial Park on north border of Oakwood Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, June 29, 2008  View of Kremlin from Moscow River embankment. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001  Stalin style mosaic in Metro Kievskaya subway station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011  Interior of a dome of Kazansky Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007  A road in a cemetery in Kolomenskoe museum. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001  Old Orthodox churches in Kolomenskoe museum. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001  A monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001  A popular tourist place of monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001  View of Zagorsk city from walls of monastery of Sergiev Posad near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001  Dome of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2016  Close up of a dome of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2011  Tombs of Russian tsars in Archangel Cathedral of Kremlin. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011  St. Basil s Cathedral (Pokrovsky Sobor) on Red Square near Kremlin. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011  Mosaics of Cathedral of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2014  An Orthodox cathedral in Gorodishche Area. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001  Sophiyskiy Cathedral (Church of Holy Wisdom). Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001  Efimovskaya Chapel opposite to Sophiyskiy Cathedral. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001  A steel paved road and the maritime cathedral. Kronstadt, Russia, August 3, 2001  Saint John of Kronshtadt maritime cathedral. Kronstadt, Russia, August 3, 2001  Sophiyskiy Cathedral (Church of Holy Wisdom). Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001  Interior of Archangel Cathedral in Kremlin (Arkhangelsky sobor of Russian Orthodox church). Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011  Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) at 2919 Saint Charles Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 3, 2005.  Dorms(?) and Krestovozdvizhensky Cathedral, view from Yuriev Monastery. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001  An Orthodox cathedral in Gorodishche Area (Yaroslav Courtyard). Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001  Dome of Cathedral of Archangel Michael. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2014  Reconstruction of Stalin style office in Museum of Political History (Kshesinskaya Mansion). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2007  Church of Savior on Blood from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2004  Gulf of Finland in Sestroretsk, with Kotlin Island on the horizon. A tall building is Maritime Cathedral in Kronstadt. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2001  A tower of Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) at 2919 Saint Charles Avenue, Touro Infirmary, and other towers at sunrise, view from an apartment. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 10, 2006  Round dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009  Dome interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009  Plafond of dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009  Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral, a dome. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005  Blue dome of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 29, 2016  Fragment of a dome of Saint John of Kronshtadt maritime cathedral in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 21, 2011  Interior of a blue dome of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 3, 2016  Old houses and Church of Savior on Blood at horizon, view from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 19, 2005  Statue of the goddess of victory in the park in southern Ashkelon. The Middle East, September 19, 2001  Interior of a dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral, with a sculpted dove representing the Holy Spirit. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005  Dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral, zoomed. A dove sculpture represents the Holy Spirit. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2003  Dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral, a former place of Foucault pendulum (now replaced by a dove sculpture). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2003  Wooden sculpture of J. Christ in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 11, 2012  Blue dome of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2017  Statue of the goddess of victory on the globe resting on shoulders of Atlas at a picnic place in the park in southern Ashkelon. The Middle East, September 19, 2001  Interior of the Andreevsky Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Apostle Andrei) in Vasilievsky Ostrov neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004  A dome of the large mosque near the Old City. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, March 16, 2001  Church of Savior on Blood at early morning. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 7, 2004  A concrete dome and a fountain in Hanegev Palmach Brigade Memorial. The Middle East, January 26, 2001  Turkish Bath, a picturesque pavilion situated on a small peninsula in the Great Pond in Catherine Park. Commissioned by Emperor Nicholas I, this was the last structure built in the imperial park, completed between 1850 and 1852. It was designed by Ippolito Monighetti, who used the appearance of a Turkish mosque as his inspiration. The building features a central gilded dome, a tall minaret crowned with a crescent, and intricate relief ornaments on the white facade. The pavilion serves as a victory monument to the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Dome of the large mosque, view from Gan Remez garden. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, March 16, 2001  Church of Savior on Blood, view from Kanal Griboedova embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007  View of Dome of the Rock and Church of Holy Sepulchre behind it from Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001  Vase with a portrait of Stalin s aid Sergo Ordzhonikidze by N. Daladugin in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 8, 2016  A dome decorated with paintings of events in the lives of Elijah and Elisha in Carmelite Monastery. Haifa, the Middle East, January 28, 2001  Church of Savior on Blood, Benois Building (lighted) and Griboedov Canal at night. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 7, 2004  West Bay skyscrapers from Corniche opposite to Al Bidda Park at morning. Doha, Qatar, April 13, 2012  Memorial plaque with J. Stalin depicting Second Congress of Soviets in Vosstaniya Metro (subway) Station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 8, 2009  View of south-eastern corner of Old City with El Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock from Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001  El Capitan (2307 m), Half Dome () and Sentinel Dome from Tunnel View overlook on Wawona Road in Yosemite National Park. California, March 17, 2024  Dome shaped web of filmy dome spider (Prolinyphia marginata) near Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 16, 2009  Dome shaped web in dew made by filmy dome spider (Prolinyphia marginata) near Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 17, 2009  A patriotic soviet-era sculpture composition in vestibule of Narvskaya Subway Station (there are speculations that there was a figure of J. Stalin in the center). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 18, 2005  Dome shaped web of filmy dome spider in dew on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 1, 2023  Dome shaped web of filmy dome spider (Prolinyphia marginata) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 1, 2023  A dish with J. Christ in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2010  Figure of J. Christ on display in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2011  Sculpture of J. Christ in Novodevichye Cemetery at Moskovskiy Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 15, 2011  Stalin-style Al Jassimiya Tower in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, December 8, 2015  This view from the St. Nicholas Church tower looks south-east, contrasting the medieval Old Town with the modern business district in the background. The large, L-shaped building with the dark gray roof in the center-right is the Writers House (Kirjanike Maja) on Harju Street. Completed in 1963, this Soviet-era modernist building stands out among the older red-roofed structures. It was built on the ruins of buildings destroyed in the 1944 March bombing and remains a cultural hub, housing the Estonian Writers Union and a famous bookstore. In the distance, the sleek glass high-rises of Tallinn s modern city center dominate the horizon. Key skyscrapers include the Swisso^tel Tallinn and the twin towers of the Tornima"e complex, symbolizing the city s rapid economic development since regaining independence. The open area visible to the right, just beyond the dense red roofs, is Freedom Square (Vabaduse va"ljak). Although partially obscured, this major public plaza marks the southern edge of the Old Town and is home to the Victory Column of the War of Independence. Estonia, October 16, 2025  Resurrection Cathedral (1887) in Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013  Ruins of Old Cathedral at 6 Storozhevoy Bashni Street. Vyborg, Russia, August 5, 2024  Interior of Trinity (Troitsky) Cathedral in Kremlin. Pskov, Russia, August 8, 2004  Altar of Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016  Interior of Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016  Dome of the Rock from the Citadel. Jerusalem, the Middle East, August 15, 2002  Figure of sitting J. Christ, Scandinavia(?), 13th century(?) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2010  Spassky Cathedral of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. Staraya Russa, Russia, August 11, 2007  Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The Middle East, August 5, 2000  A portrait of Russian communist leader J. Stalin at Museum of American History. Washington DC, February 4, 1998.  Admiralty and Peter and Paul Cathedral from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2004  Shpalernaya Street from bell tower of Smolny Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 27, 2007  Interior of Andreevsky Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Apostle Andrei, St. Andrew) in Vasilievsky Ostrov. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 25, 2005  J. Christ sculpture on a tomb of Elizaveta Iosifovna Malinina in Novodevichye Cemetery at Moskovskiy Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 22, 2015  Sculpture of J. Christ on a tomb of Anna Akimovna Vershinina in Novodevichye Cemetery at Moskovskiy Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 22, 2015  Coin Yard from a bell tower of Peter and Paul Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 24, 2007  Benches on a square from a bell tower of Peter and Paul Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 24, 2007  Interior of Cathedral of Michael Archangel in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 16, 2007 |
