Day 11 -- Moscow sightseeing, Kremlin, treasures of the tsars.
Another one of the seven sisters dating from the Stalin era.
A view back toward the World Trade Center district.
A statue of Peter the Great, celebrating his naval prowess.
The Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior, the tallest Russian Orthodox church.
Across a bridge that has trees for couples to lock their love.
An overview of the Kremlin from across the river.
A huge statue of St. Vladimir (note the size of the people lower left).
The bridge to nowhere.
Back to the Kremlin, but the Savior Tower and St. Basil's are not nearly as impressive in the day.
It's still a beautiful church, though.
Wade in front of the Savior Tower.
Kimberly at the GUM department store. Not lit up in the day, but still pretty.
Lenin's tomb is still not open.
The sign at the top spells G-U-M.
Inside GUM, it is more like South Coast Plaze than anything Russian.
Looking for a Pepsi, but had to settle for this local brand. I don't know why Kimberly made this face.
The Moscow White House, or Building of the Russian Federation.
The Triumphal Arch, built in the 1830's to commemorate the victory over Napoleon.
In front of the Museum of the Second Great Patriotic War (what we call World War II).
The first patriotic war was not what we call World War I, it was the battle against Napoleon.
Another eternal flame, with the facade of the monument. The museum is downstairs under the monument.
One of the timeline displays.
The major battles were each represented in dioramas.
Stalin on the left, and his main general on the right.
This doesn't capture very well, but this is the Hall of Sorrows, and there are crystals suspended from
the roof, representing tears.
A bronze memorial on the stairs...
...leading past the symbolic sword and shield...
...to the Hall of Glory.
Each of these friezes represents a different heroic city. Superman is in the center.
A memorial outside to the Russian Jews killed in the war, symbolizing them transforming into tombstones.
Some detail of the statue, showing the personal property the Jews left behind.
A memorial to Pushkin on his house.
Now we're inside the Kremlin. This one structure is Soviet modern style, the rest looks nice.
Some captured cannons from Napoleon.
There are several cathedrals inside the Kremlin, including Verhospassky Cathedral.
Some were for coronations, others for weddings and baptisms, and some for regular service.
More captured cannons.
This is the tsar's cannon, but it was never fired in combat. It was the Big Bertha of its day.
This is the tsar's bell, but it was never rung...
...because this huge piece broke out of it during manufacture.
This is the Dormition Cathedral...
...and the main entrance.
We went into the Assumption Cathedral, but inside pictures were not allowed.
Just another palace on streets of palace after palace.
Dostoyevsky in front of the main library.
