Strolling around Red Square
December 4th, 2009
I spent the best part of a couple of hours strolling around Red Square and the surrounding parts of Moscow. Dusk was just starting to fall as I got there, which allowed me to see all the sights of the Square lit up for Christmas (on 7th January in Russia).
St Basil’s Cathedral (correct title: the Cathedral of Intercession of Theotokos on the Moat) hasn’t been a church since 1929. The building apparently marks the geometric centre of the old city of Moscow.
The Kremlin is, of course, impressive, not least for the sheer scale of the complex. It was nice to see the red star still sitting atop the Kremlin’s towers!
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