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Moi 26 ans, half french & half-spanish

Saturday, November 17, 2007

The Kremlin, The cathedral St Saviour & russian lunch







The two first photos are the views of the Kremlin. It's the oldest part of the city, On these ancient grounds tsars were crowned and buried. Kremlin was the headquarters of the URSS, and nowadays houses the highest administration of Russia.
Inside the Kremlin walls there are medieval cathedrals and historical monuments (I took photos but I will put it in my space web, because I don't have enought space here, sorry!)

When we arrived by bus, we ate russian food: a sort of soap (with pasta, carrots...), russian salad and pasta with meats and for dessert, a simple ice cream!

The last photo, it's the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, is the world's biggest orthodox cathedral. Opened in 1883 after decades of constuction, it commemorated the victory over Napoleon in 1812.
The cathedral was blown away with dynamite in 1931 in order to replace it with the massive Palace of the Soviets. Due to lack of funds, the gap was filled with an open-air pool. With the end of Soviet rule, the Russian Orthodox Church raised funds for rebuilding the cathedral, wich was opened in 2000.

1 comment:

Sammy said...

i love these pictures!! you look tosi kaunis in the picture =)