All Saints day Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the 6Th photo of my trip to Europe last September posted in TE..
I was not planning to repeat a photo of the same country as quickly but as today is All Saints Day in my country I had the desire to post a church in TE.

This is the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Russian: Храм Христа Спасителя) or Khram Khrista Spasitelya is a Church in Moscow, Russia, on the bank of the Moskva River, a few blocks west of the Kremlin. It is the tallest Eastern Orthodox church.

The Cathedral had taken many years to build and did not emerge from its scaffolding until 1860. Some of the best Russian painters (Ivan Kramskoi, Vasily Surikov, Vasily Vereshchagin) continued to embellish the interior for another twenty years. The Cathedral was consecrated on the very day Alexander III was crowned, 26 May 1883. A year earlier, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuted there.
After the Revolution and, more specifically, the death of Lenin, the prominent site of the cathedral was chosen by the Soviets as the site for a monument to socialism known as the Palace of Soviets. This monument was to rise in modernistic, buttressed tiers to support a gigantic statue of Lenin perched on top of a dome with his arm raised in blessing.

On 5 December 1931, by order of Stalin's minister Kaganovich, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was dynamited and reduced to rubble.
With the end of the Soviet rule, the Russian Orthodox Church received permission to rebuild the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in February 1990 (Wikipedia)

Hope you like it.

ChrisJ, leonorkuhn, papagolf21, carper, josepmarin, gervaso, TopGeo, PixelTerror, Cricri, jhm, riclopes, Didi, emilbo, pablominto, paura, maximage, isabela_sor has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (70317) 2009-11-01 7:05

Hi Emile

Sounds like Stalin was a real right anti-Christ. Good to see this imposing cathedral has been rebuilt. Excellent sharpness & perspective with the crowds adding scale. Tfs!

serp2000 (9571) 2009-11-01 7:55

Privet, Emile,
Excellent shot! I like your photo and note! Well done!
Have a good week!
Serghei

devimeuxbe (55873) 2009-11-01 8:59

Hello Emile
Beautifull symetry and beautifull architecture. The light was difficult but you managed it very well.
have a nice day
Bertrand

leonorkuhn (13641) 2009-11-01 10:30

Hola Emile,

Dios mío, que más la política puede hacer, destruye una catedral que era una obra de arte - y un templo consagrado. Preciosa imagen de la nueva iglesia, excelente encuadre, magníficos colors, buena luz y nitidez.

Abrazos
Leonor

papagolf21 (56483) 2009-11-01 13:37

Bonsoir, cher Emile,
Quel plaisir de découvrir Moscou de cette façon. J'admire comme il se doit cette cathédrale aux clochers et dôme couronnés de bulbe et d'or.
Très bel effet de perspective avec cette voie élégante (pont) où les réverbères rappellent ceux que l'on rencontre à Paris.
Quel voyage !
Amitiés.
Philippe

syrus_persia (2170) 2009-11-01 21:16

Hello Emile
Wonderful architectore. Amazing field. Excellent light. Superb colors. Good composition.
Greetings from Iran!
Cyrus

carper (65028) 2009-11-02 7:25

marvelous shot Emile,
what a place, good perspective, fine format, good composition, well handled the difficult light, very good photo job here, have a good evening.
regard jaap

stego (22360) 2009-11-02 11:29

Hola amigo Emile,
Porque sera que es tan típico de tantos regímenes totalitarios destruir las 'maravillas' del pasado para substituirlas por 'maravillas' del presente. La mayor parte de las veces lo mas nuevo es mas feo que el viejo y mismo si no lo fuera, no se percibe porque no se arregló otro sitio para construirlo. Es fácil de creer en los que dicen que esta bella iglesia es la mejor prueba de la fuerza de la iglesia en estos días en Rusia. La capturaste muy bien - esos contraluces en el final del día no son fáciles de manejar, pero tu lo hiciste muy bien y la luz es uno de los encantos especiales de la imagen.
Un abrazo,
José

josepmarin (33835) 2009-11-02 12:19

Hola, mi querido amigo Emile,
no puedo entender cómo esta bonita foto ha tenido tan poca valoración, porque es una bella composición.
El encuadre centrado nos ofrece una buena simetría de elementos como las farolas y las magníficas barandas del puente, y, por supuesto, nos permite regalarnos los ojos con esta maravillosa arquitectura de la iglesia, cuyas cúpulass doradas se destacan sobre la blancura de su estructura. La gente aporta un buen toque vital a la escena.
Me gusta, es una buena foto de un lugar digno de visitar, aunque de momento nuestra prioridad absoluta es la República Dominicana y unos buenos amigos.
Excelente trabajo, amigo mío.
Un fuerte abrazo y muchos cariños para tí y para Rosa,
Pili y Josep

gervaso (5270) 2009-11-02 14:16

Hola, Emile!

Maravillosa arquitectura, la cúpula dorada se destaca por su brillo, dando un excelente contraste con los colores más neutros. Los colores están muy bien captados! Hermosa composición! Buen trabajo!

TopGeo (21891) 2009-11-02 14:34

Hi Emile! They is a very beautiful imprinting of this famous church the splendid architectural and cleanliness of picture they give you in the composition the impressive result Excellent perspective and frame! Likeable and the view of region
Best Regards
Georgios

PixelTerror (86254) 2009-11-02 22:17

Hola Emile
Not the best russian church in terms of design but for sure a massive church, I like how the domes are glowing and add highlights to this cloudy day
have a nice day JY

Cricri (43212) 2009-11-03 1:34

Hola Emile
Bien penser le cadrage qui nous conduit directement vers la cathédrale, j'aime la couleur dorée et le brillant des dômes dans cette journée peu ensoleillée
Bele image
Good day for you
cricri

barrufeto_77 (25817) 2009-11-03 15:25

Hola Emile otra vez.

REcuerdo esta iglesia y cómo me impactó. Realmente me encantó y, por tanto, me agrada verla.

Un abrazo!
PD: Pon recta la foto...

jhm (82723) 2009-11-05 3:49

Hello Emile,

I think that every picture have his charm, sometime almost the same picture is other than the previous.
Again a wonderful picture certainly through the domes on the church.
I find your picture very nice; pleasant for look at.
Splendid detailed image, amazing colours too.
Very well composition and presentation. TFS.

Best regards,
John.

riclopes (33011) 2009-11-05 4:32

Hola Emile, fascinating architecture with golden cupulas. Excellent central perspective showing more interesting monuments in the distance and a good view of daily life in the bridge. I wonder about that man standing there. He seems like praying or something...
un abrazo,
ricardo

Didi (36196) 2009-11-06 9:07

Hello Emile
Interesting perspective and symetry.
Ok for the lights balance between shades and sky.
Rich architecture.
Well done
Best regards.

emilbo (9443) 2009-11-08 13:31

Hola Emile,
Merci de nous faire voyager avec toi et de nous présenter cette jolie cathédrale. Les détails de l'architecture sont bien montrés par la bonne exposition même sous un ciel nuageux. Magnifique place bien animée par les gens en avant-plan.
Félicitations!... et bonne semaine à toi et à Rosa,
Emilius

COSTANTINO (22814) 2009-11-09 13:24

Hello
thanks for sharing this photo with us.
A shot that describes everything.No more comments
only compliments
Costantino

pablominto (40824) 2009-11-16 6:23

Hello Emile,

You manage to add this fine 3D feeling to the structure, well done!
And the golden onions look good as always...
A fine composition, good symmetry and sharp fine details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

paura (38584) 2009-11-16 15:45

Emile,
Linda composição aqui, amigo, com uma fenomenal profundidade bem aproveitada.

Abraço

Paulo

maximage (13472) 2009-11-24 13:55

Bonjour Emile,
Très belle image qui nous montre les splendeurs de la Russie éternelle que je ne connais pas.
Belle réalisation bien nette et soignée. J'aime beaucoup.
Amitiés.
max

isabela_sor (42189) 2009-12-01 10:38 [Comment]

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coco (27900) 2009-12-02 6:29

Y hola otra vez, Emile.

La composición centrada es fantástica (cosa no muy habitual) y la exposición es muy buena también.

Carlos.