Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Cathedrals
















I believe that there are four cathedrals within the Kremlin walls (I'll have to check the guide book!). I lost track of which was which, but one of these is the Cathedral of the Assumption where most of the Tsars were crowned over the centuries and I think where Nicholas II and Alexandra were married. I'll look that up and edit this post later. We couldn't take pictures inside but it was awesome to stand where the tsars and their families had worshipped for centuries. It's wonderful that these amazing buildings survived the Communist regime intact. I'm sure there was neglect and outright damage to them but if there was they have all been restored to a state of splendor.

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