Zamoskvorechye district CAO
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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Made by roma filimonov
(taken at 03:00A.M. - it is really nice to drive at this time in Moscow - no traffic jams!) The idea to build the Cathedral belongs to Alexander I who signed a Manifesto ordering the construction of a magnificent Cathedral in honor of Christ the Savior in Moscow as a thanksgiving to God and to honor the victorious Russian army in the Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon. The original Cathedral took forty years to build. The Great Consecration of the Cathedral took place on Ascension, on May 26, 1883, which was also the day Alexander III was crowned. The Saint Nicholas and Saint Alexander Nevsky chapels (located in the upper gallery) were consecrated on June 12 and July 8 of the same year respectively. When the persecution of the church began in 1918, Patriarch Tikhon founded the Brotherhood of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in order to prevent the Cathedral from being closed. The brotherhood was meant to maintain the Cathedral, support the services, unite believers around this great historical monument and assist the clergy in providing for the continued spiritual evolvement of Orthodox Russia. After the revolution this, along with ideological principles, became the reason for the decision to destroy the Cathedral. The first explosions rocked the Cathedral at noon on December 5, 1931, as per the decision of Stalin's politburo. An enormous cavity gaped on the site of the Cathedral for many years. During the so-called Khruschev thaw, the city built an enormous swimming pool on the place of the Cathedral. The main Cathedral of Russia - Christ the Savior Cathedral has been rebuilt in 1994-2000. General management of the Cathedral's reconstruction performed by the Christ the Savior Cathedral Reconstruction Public Supervising Council headed by His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexey II and mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov.
Kotelnicheskaya Apartments, Second Attempt
Made by Istvan
Second try in describing one of Moscow's Seven Sisters, the buildings erected in the 1940s & 1950s over Moscow, conceived in the Stalin Gothic style. This one is a merged photo, including the whole of Bolshoy Ustyinskiy Bridge, as well, and offering a wider perspective than The building was constructed between 1947 and 1952 at the mouth of River Yauza which meets River Moscow here, designed by architects Dmitriy Chechulin (also the architect of the since demolished Hotel Rossiya) and Andrei Rostkovsky. The top star is at 171 m height. Further sisters are Moscow State University on Sparrow Hills; Hotel Ukraina; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Hotel Leningradskaya; Kudrinskaya Square Building; Red Gates Administrative Building. The eighth was never built: Zaryadye Administrative Building was planned to stand across the Kremlin, on Red Square, partly at the place of GUM; only a part of the ground works have been completed, and these were utilized later when erecting the late Hotel Rossiya. There is also a third descritption of this in my stream, also a stitch, the widest of the three.
St Clement's Church. Moscow. Храм Священномученика Климента, Папы Римского.
Made by Peer.Gynt
St. Clement's Church (Храм Священномученика Климента, Папы Римского) is one of the two Orthodox churches in Moscow dedicated to a Roman Pope, St. Clement I. The massive five-domed two-storey church used to dominate the skyline of Zamoskvorechye. It was built between 1762 and 1769 on the site of a church erected in 1720. The church is considered a major example of Elisabethan Baroque, but the architect is unknown. It has been often attributed to Pietro Antonio Trezzini, the architect of St Sampson's Cathedral in St. Petersburg. The belfry and refectory were designed by either Aleksey Yevlashev or Ivan Fyodorovich Michurin for the earlier church building in the 1750s. The church is renowned for its glittering Baroque interior and iconostasis, as well as a set of gilded 18th-century railings. The parish was disbanded in 1934 and the original free-standing gate was demolished. The Lenin State Library stored its books in the building throughout the Soviet period. It was not until 2008 that the building reverted to the Russian Orthodox Church.
A brief moment in time
Made by John©
For my birthday in May, Tamaras mother gave me the money to buy a small lighting setup, or a decent flash. I have held off on both as I know nothing at all about artificial lighting or what to buy. Whilst sorting through archives I came to the conclusion that the work from my now dead Kiev 60 is probably the best I ever did. Now I'm wondering whether I should just use the money to buy a new Kiev 60 body and get lighting at a later date, hey Christmas isn't far away. What I don't understand is why my work with the Arsat 80 mounted on the Kiev 88 isn't close to what I got with this lens mounted on a Kiev 60? A camera is a camera, right? Any suggestions? And yes, all the 60 stuff I upload, you will have seen, it goes without saying I have nothing new given the state of the camera. [Kiev 60] [Arsat f=80/1:2.8] [Fomapan 100] [Fomadon R09 (new) 1+100, 26 minutes with agitation every 30 seconds, Temp 20C]
Ivan's Onions
Made by Matthew Field
Those famous onion roofs on St. Basil's Cathedral , Moscow. The famous St. Basil's Cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built on the edge of Red Square between 1555 and 1561. Legend has it that on completion of the church the Tsar ordered the architect, Postnik Yakovlev, to be blinded to prevent him from ever creating anything to rival its beauty again. (He did in fact go on to build another cathedral in Vladimir despite his ocular impediment!) The cathedral was built to commemorate Ivan the Terrible's successful military campaign against the Tartar Mongols in 1552 in the besieged city of Kazan. (taken from www.moscow-taxi.com/sightseeing/red-square/st-basils-cath... order prints from my webstore
Metro Moskau: Таганская (Кольцевая)
Made by SebastianBerlin
Und nun noch, als Nachtrag: Moskauer Metrostationen. Es ist dies natürlich eine kleine Auswahl, da 1. ich nicht alle Stationen gesehen habe und 2. viele Stationen, vor allem außerhalb des Stadtzentrums, ziemlich belanglos sind. Beginnen wir mit der Таганская (Taganskaja), einer Station auf dem Ring im Südosten des Stadtzentrums, eröffnet 1950 und benannt nach dem darüberliegenden Taganka-Platz (Таганская площадь). Die Reliefs auf den Wänden des Mittelgangs zeigen verschiedene Kämpfergruppen des Roten Armee, zum Beispiel Matrosen, Partisanen, Infanteristen und - hier im Bild - Kavalleristen! Man beachte das Hufeisen und die beiden Säbel über der Inschrift Слава Героям-Кавалеристам (Ruhm den Helden-Kavalleristen). Underground station Taganskaya, Moscow/Russia.
Moscow - Bridge of Kisses
Made by AJ Brustein
So there is this place I heard about where couples (newlyweds I guess considering I saw about 7 different brides in wedding dresses braving the -20 degree cold) sign and attach a lock to these metal trees on the bridge and then throw the key to the lock over the bridge into the Moscow River. There were about 15 trees and I took tons of pictures, but liked this one the best because you get to see the variety of locks and how packed in they are. I love this little tradition the city made for its people - but it has one problem. The Moscow River is frozen solid probably 6 months of the year, so their keys are all gathering on top of the ice for half the year... I guess you don't get that romantic plop like when you throw a coin into a fountain. Still cool idea though! ----- A good Japanese dinner
Moscow Kremlin
Made by Graphirus
Moscow is an amazing city and the Moscow Kremlin is one of those classic views from the city along with St. Basil's Cathedral. Many years ago the entire city of Moscow was inside its walls! Just like any other fortified city. Now encloses the official residence and workplace of the President of Russia and other historical buildings. From right to left we can appreciate: - The Ivan the Great Bell Tower - Some domes of The Cathedral of the Dormition - The Cathedral of the Archangel - Cathedral of the Annunciation - The Grand Kremlin Palace Besides this buildings we have 4 of the 20 Kremlin's Towers (from right to left): - Beklemishevskaya Tower - 2nd Unnamed Tower - 1st Unnamed Tower - Tainitskaya Tower
Sister Kotelnicheskaya
Made by Genevg
Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya is one of Stalin's 7 sisters or similarly shaped skyscrapers built in 1950s. This particular one was built in 1952 and is a residential building. It's height is 176m (577ft) and it has 32 floors. It is located not far away from Kremlin on the confluence of Yauza and Moskva rivers. The architect is D. Chechulin and it was made in Neo-Classical and Neo-Gothic styles. It was intended as an elite housing building. Very soon, however, units were converted to multi-family kommunalka. This is my most successful photo on TrekEarth with more than 1700 views. www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo255582.htm
Basilius Cathedral - Собор Василия Блаженного
Made by Ginas Pics
-red1160199 russ. Храм Василия Блаженного The Cathedral of Intercession of Theotokos on the Moat (Russian: Собор Покрова пресвятой Богородицы, что на Рву), popularly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral (Russian: Собор Василия Блаженного), is a Russian Orthodox cathedral erected on the Red Square in Moscow in 1555–1561. Built on the order of Ivan IV of Russia to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan, it marks the geometric center of the city and is situated at the end of the Red Square in Moscow. Explore DMC-TZ5
Накануне Старого Нового Года #2 / Old New Year's Eve #2
Made by AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker
2 second exposure with a Zenitar 16/2.8 Fisheye lens. With the 1.5x crop factor of the Pentax *istDS, the fisheye effect isn't too pronounced. ISO 200. Aperture not recorded, but probably around f4. Taken on the old Russian New Year's Eve (1/13/06). It's the Catholic Church near Metro Barrikadnaya. Performed minor color and brightness/contrast corrections. I'm not sure I like the smearing of the moon caused by the clouds. Two different versions are in the same set. And, in case you're wondering... Yeah, I almost lost a few fingers taking this shot. It wasn't much fun handling my tripod and camera.
Calm
Made by John©
John is incredibly low as Tamara is heading off to Moscow for a week without him, it's a visa thing, he hasn't got one. As a result he won't be washing, shaving, eating or doing anything else other than lie in bed, depressed. There will be no new pictures until her return, which means for at least a week you will be subjected to old shots of Tamara, cars and various animals. Thank you for your understanding at this difficult time. [Kiev 60] [Arsat f=80/1:2.8] [Fomapan 100] [Rodinal 1+100, 26 minutes with agitation every 30 seconds, Temp 20C]
IMG_2809_edit
Made by ppz
'IMG_2809_edit' On Black This baroque church at Pyatnitskaya Str. 26/7 looks like something that belongs in Naples or somewhere else in Southern Italy (if you forget the fact that it is Russian Orthodox, of course) rather than in wintry Moskva. I had no time yesterday to stick around and take more pictures of it, however I will have to go back with my good camera. More info can be found here (Russian only).
Red Square in HDR
Made by Graphirus
I was lucky enough to get to Red Square right on time after spending almost all day at the Moscow Zoopark. The day was great and so was the lightning so I moved to a spot where I have never been before and this shot came out, I love it! Technical Info Camera: Canon Rebel XT Lense: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 3 exposures bracketed at 2 stops: 0: 1/4 seg, f/8, ISO 200, 55 mm -2: 1/15 seg, f/8, ISO 200 55 mm +2: 1 seg, f/8, ISO 200 55 mm Date and time: July 12th, 2009 10:27 PM
Москва (Moscow) - Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building (Жилой дом на Котельнической набережной)
Made by jaime.silva
One of the so called Seven sisters - The Seven Sisters is the English name given to a group of Moscow skyscrapers designed in the Stalinist style. Muscovites call them Vysotki or Stalinskie Vysotki (Russian: Сталинские высотки), (Stalin's) high-rises. They were built from 1947 to 1953,[1] in an elaborate combination of Russian Baroque and Gothic styles, and the technology used in building American skyscrapers. (see more at wikipedia)
Golden Guardians
Made by Rrrita ~
Red Square;; Moscow, Russia. Hope I didn't overdo the colors on this? I'm using a laptop, so everything is really relative to how much the screen is tilted, so I'm a little worried about if what I see is what everyone else sees. Edit: I replaced this cause it was suuuper yellow and gross-looking. Also, I can't really get around to everyone's photostreams because the computer is kind of slow, and already don't have tons of time. I'll catch up when I can. But thank you for the support :)
One of the Seven
Made by Istvan
Kotelnicheskaya Apartments, at the Moscow River, one of the seven buildings spread over Moscow and built in the Stalin Gothic style. Built between 1947 and 1952, on the plans made by arctitects Dmitriy Chechulin (also the architect of the since demolished Hotel Rossiya) and Andrei Rostkovsky. The top star is at 171 m height. Out of the five frames I shot there I stitched two further versions: this is a this is the widest one.
Moscow Kremlin
Made by foje64
Большой Кремлевский Дворец, Благовещенский Собор, Архангельский собор, Успенский Собор и Колокольня Ивана Великого За стеной Московского Кремля вид с Московской Реки. Behind the wall of the Moscow kremlin, The Grand kremlin palace, Cathedral of the Annunciation, Cathedral of the Archangel, Cathedral of the Dormition and Ivan the Great's Bell Tower.
Cotton Anniversary
Made by John©
Two years ago today these two folks got married, they had met through Flickr two years earlier, she was in Moscow, he in Paris, she young, he, well lets say, not so young. Two years later they are still as happy as they appear in this shot. What more can I say. I love you Toma. We haven't been around Flickr much this past week and will be missing a while longer I'm afraid, but we will be back... [Lomo LC-A] [Svema 64 (expired 1984)] [Rodinal 1:100 One hour stand, no agitation]
Crowns
Made by Victor Radziun
Nikola v Pyžah (St. Nicolas in Pyžy) church (1672). Boljšaja Ordynka street 27a, Moscow, Russia This church was built on money given by streljcy (the military riflemen's guild in Moscovian Russ), because the riflemen considered St. Nicolas as their holy patron. You can see small crown on the top of each cross, that shows the church was belonged to riflemen. ...By the way, Russian pyžy means wads, small pieces of felt, which was used for rifle's loading.
