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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

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You simply can’t get away from this church if you are on the western part of Moscow. Officially, it’s called Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, and even though it looks to be hundreds of years old, it was actually completed in 2000. There was a church on the same site that was originally built in the 19th century, which the current church was modeled after. Interestingly, after the Soviet Revolution after WW1, the church was demolished and finally in 1958 there was a large public pool on the spot.

Sony A6500 | Sony FE 24-70 f/4.0 | 43mm | f/9.0 | 1/100th | ISO100 

Seven Sisters of Stalin

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Across Moscow, there are seven of these buildings that were built during post WWII ‘Stalinist’ style, known as the ‘Seven Sisters of Stalin‘. A mixture of official buildings (including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the Moscow State University, and a collection of residential apartments and hotels, these buildings are littered across Moscow. They were all built between 1947 and the mid-1950’s. They are really striking as they are built in a mix of gothic and Russian Baroque styles.

This particular one, which I think is the Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, is a residential building overlooking the river. It’s quite an overwhelming building as you walk across one of the many bridges across central Moscow.

Sony A7R II | Sony FE 70-200 f/2.8 GM | 144mm | f/13 | 1/640th | ISO400