+ What a fascinating history. And what a cathedral! St. Basil's. But I wonder why it is a museum and not used as a cathedral or church now? I can understand that the Communists would turn it into a museum. But the Orthodox Church has been returned to a cherished status in Russia. So, why not use St. Basil's as a major center of the Orthodox Church as it once was? I will have to ask my friend, Father Igor.
Here are some more Red Square links offered by moscow.info:
+ I have a feeling that moscow.info does not offer us the final word on this famous square. Let's see what else we can find.
+ As usual, Rick Steves does not disappoint. One of his associates, Cameron Hewitt, wrote the follwing about Red square in his "Russian Impressions": ... despite its aggravations, Moscow is a glorious city. And there's no better place to begin than on Red Square. Moscow's cobbled main square is grandiose and monumental, lined with strikingly ornamented buildings and crowned by the otherworldly onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral. One side of Red Square is defined by G.U.M., a massive, yet genteel, Soviet-era shopping gallery topped by a cheery glass canopy. Across the square is one wall of the immense Kremlin complex — each guard tower still topped by a proud peachy-red star. And butting up against the bottom of the square is the hulking Rossiya Hotel — a brooding communist-era eyesore that has a date with the wrecking ball.
+ The photo of the famous onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral at the top of the post is found at Trek Earth where you can find great photos of many great sights on our planet.+ This new series of posts could take us anywhere. Any suggestions for this cybertrip? I hope you have enjoyed exploring Red Square with me.
+ Go to WANDERING AROUND THE PLANET -- 2
+ Go to the top of The Abundancetrek Travel Blog.
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