Cathedral & Moscow-River Photo

Photographer’s Note

During the last two weeks Muscovites are very surprised to witness such warm temperatures at the end of November - beginning of December with average temperatures during a day about 4-5 degrees above zero Centigrade. Of course, the snow, which fell in the middle of November was melted very fast and the weather in Moscow became to be like in Europe, a lot of people talking that we are living now as like in London, mostly cloudy, no sun, a lot of rains and from time to time fog, even several days ago after a small rain I have seen a rainbow nearby my house - it was really impressive to see at this time of winter season!!!

Talking about the current weather in Moscow, I would like to show you the picture with a view on the famous cathedral in Moscow - the Cathedral of Christ The Savior, which I took recently with my clients from US (David and James - camera crew of Johnny Weir), right from embankment of Moscow-River, the opposite side from the Moscow Kremlin.

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is the main church in Moscow. It was opened in 1883, in a memory of Russian victory over Napoleon in 1812. This Cathedral had been under construction for about 40 years (1839-1883), but it was destroyed in one day, in December 5th, 1931 - during the Stalin's time, because communists decided to build "Soviet Palace" for their meetings. The Cathedral was recovered during 1995 - 2000.

Hope, you like this view and my hot news about the weather in Moscow!

With BEST Regards,
Arthur Lookianov
Personal Guide & Driver in Moscow
Moscow Photo Gallery

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cessy (13647) 2006-12-03 17:41

So I see everywhere is warm, even in Moscow
very nice capture of the place, Arthur
I like the angle and composition

Cormac (26447) 2006-12-03 22:40

Nice shot of the famous cathedral! I like the effect of the atmosphere, which really gives a sense of depth. Nice use of the river bank, with the converging lines seeming to point right at the cathedral. Well done!

Janice (4386) 2006-12-04 3:30

Arthur, I am often impressed with your POVs and the places where you take your photos from. This looks good - and see how you manage to show a light of sunshine shine on the cathedral towers. Very well done my friend,
Janice

And I enjoyed looking at your website again - it is an excellent site and you mange it very well.

thor68 (5529) 2007-03-27 8:57

great shot, arthur! :-)
fantastic pov and composition of many terrific elements
like the moskwa, the cathedral, the bridge with it´s flags,
the stone "wall", the row of streetlamps,...
well seen & captured, thor.