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Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow
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| Title | Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow |
| Notes | The largest structure in Moscow, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was built between 1839 and 1883 as a memorial to Russian soldiers killed in the Napoleonic war of 1812. In 1931 Stalin had the cathedral demolished to make way for a huge Palace of Soviets. But the land was too damp to support such a structure, and the area remained abandoned until 1958, when the Moscow Swimming Pool was constructed here, the largest open-air pool in the world. In 1994 the pool was closed and reconstruction of the cathedral began. |
| Subjects | Orthodox churches
Cathedrals
Khram Khrista Spasitelia (Moscow, Russia)
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| Photographer | Villafana, Sebastian |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Tsentralnyy Ekonomicheskiy Rayon |
| Oblast/Province | Moskovskaya Oblast |
| City/Town | Moskva |
| Object Date | 19th century
20th century |
| Contributors | Villafana, Sebastian |
| ImageType | photograph |
| Digital Collection | Central Eurasian Information Resource |
| Image No. | 4542 |
| Contact information | The University of Washington Libraries does not provide reproductions of this image. The original negative, print, or slide reproduced here remains in the possession of the copyright holder. For further information contact the UW Libraries' Slavic and East European Section, slavinfo@u.washington.edu. |
| Rights | Villafana, Sebastian |
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