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Dormition Cathedral

Russia - Moscow, Days 10-11 - Metro, St Basil's, Kremlin

July 27th 2021
After flying through Novosiberisk again, and again at the airport hotel and bar, most of us continued on another 6 hour flight to Moscow, with a few going to St Petersburg. Here there were some changes as most people were returning to Dubai and waited to get the Covid rapid test before checking in. However, Luke and I were going to stay a couple of nights in Moscow to do some sight seeing. Initial ... read more
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Russian Flag Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more
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24th August 2021

Dormition Cathedral
Talk about lucky...we sat in this grand place sucking in the aura too afraid to take a photo for fear of confiscation. I have posted this and anor in TB's 'Cathedrals, grand churches, mosques & places of public worship' thread in the Photography Forum. Check 'em out.
25th August 2021

Photos
Will do! Yes, I guess we were lucky - lots of people were taking photos, but it was so huge that you did not even seem to notice.

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