May 13: Church Under Construction

May 13: Church Under Construction

I am not sure of the name of this church and could not find it on a map. I was walking with a friend when we saw it.  I thought it was beautiful even with the wooden scaffolding.

May 13:  Scaffolding 

My friend and I walked into the church grounds.  I took this picture of the scaffolding up close. Would you walk all of the way to the top? 

April 30: Church Door

April 30: Church Door

This is a side door for entering Christ the Savior Cathedral.

April 26: Wooden Church

April 26: Wooden Church

This is a small wooden church located on the ground of Christ the Savior Cathedral.

April 25: View from the Kremlin

April 25: View from the Kremlin

This picture included four historical landmarks in Moscow: Kremlin wall, Christ the Savior Cathedral, The House on the Embankment (building with the Mercedes emblem on top, and the Moscow River (flowing next to the street and under the bridge).

April 20: Cathedral of Christ the Savior

April 20: Cathedral of Christ the Savior

This cathedral is located on the banks of the Moscow River near the Kremlin.  The original cathedral was demolished by dynamite in 1931 (videos can be found on YouTube) and the foundation hole was flooded by the river creating an open air swimming pool.  

This replica of the cathedral was opened in 2000 and provides serves as a stunning reminder of what was lost.  It is absolutly stunning on the inside and worth visiting if you ever make it to Moscow.

April 18: St Nicholas at Nikitniki

April 18: St Nicholas at Nikitniki

The church St. Nicholas at Nikitniki (1630) is located in Kitay-Gorod section of Moscow ( a few blocks from Red Square).  This is an excellent example of baroque Russian architecture.    The church use to dominate the skyline, but it is now located in a courtyard surround by modern buildings.  You can not see it from Red Square or any other surrounding streets.     

April 4: Happy Easter

April 4: Happy Easter

This is a picture of a church right off the one of the main pedestrian streets (Old Arabat) in Moscow. The sign on fence is the standard congratulations people wish each other for Easter. It translates as happy / congratulations "bright, holy Easter" or, as we say in America, Happy Easter.

March 26: Bright Blue Sky

March 26: Bright Blue Sky

The sky was a brillian blue today in Moscow. It was a bit crisp out side as the temerature was 40 F (+4.5 C) and it was windy. However, it was a great day to be outside.

This winter as had a lot of sunny days and, even though the winter sun has provided no warmth, I have really appreciated these days.   There was nothing but grey skies day after day last winter for 3 - 4 months.

This church is located off of Tverskya near Belaruskaya train station. I do not know the name of the church. I was walking along thinking about the blue sky when I saw the church.  I thought it would make the perfect backdrop to the blue sky, so I snappd the picture.