- Christ the Savior cathedral was built to celebrate the victory over Napoleon and as a memorial to the heroic sacrifices of the Russian people.
- The current Cathedral of Christ the Savior was faithfully restored in the 1990s. This is the first highest and second largest Orthodox church in the world.
- The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is located on the banks of the Moskva River, and on the opposite bank there is a patriarchal pedestrian bridge.
- It was decided to build the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the neighborhood of Chertolye near the Kremlin.
- The present Cathedral of Christ the Savior was erected from 1995 to 2000, the date of its official inauguration in Moscow.
- The Cathedral of Christ the Savior part of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is located in the Russian capital, Moscow, within walking distance from Red Square...
- ...the lovely frescos and exquisite framed pictures etc in the lower floors/ museum area within the re-constructed Cathedral of the Christ Saviour?
- Here is a brief video showing the cathedral’s destruction. Fyodor Klages (1812-90). “Interior of the Cathedral of Christ Saviour in Moscow” (1883).
- The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is worth visiting as much for its fabulous glittering icons as for the fascinating, yet tumultuous history within its walls.
- The monumental and unmissable Cathedral of Christ the Savior on the left bank of the Moskva River is one of the most impressive churches in Russia.