Famous church architectural attractions in Moscow, Russia: Cathedral of Christ the Savior, suitable for checking in and taking photos📸

#MarchGoodPlaces2025 Moscow, Russia is a world-famous tourist resort city. Every day, thousands of tourists come here for sightseeing and vacation. There are many church architectural attractions in Moscow. This time I will introduce a landmark church architectural attraction in Moscow: the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was originally built to commemorate the victory of the anti-French war in 1812. The design was completed in 1831 and the foundation stone was laid eight years later. The Russians did very solid work; it took them 17 years to create the sculptures and murals in the church. The interior murals and icons have been carefully decorated to create a magnificent sense of space. In addition, solemn frescoes and icons depict Napoleon's campaigns and the victories of the Orthodox Church. The cathedral, which was finally opened in 1887, is the largest church in Moscow, with five gilded onion-shaped domes and a central dome 102 meters high. After the October Revolution, the Moscow municipal government blew up this precious ancient building in 1931, planning to build the 200-meter-high Palace of Soviets on the original site. The statue of Lenin on the top alone is 75 meters high. After laying the foundation, they discovered that there were major flaws in the design, so construction had to be stopped. They ingeniously built an open-air swimming pool on the foundation. The water in this swimming pool was so hot that it would steam even in the coldest weather. After the political upheaval, the Moscow municipal government decided in 1994 to rebuild the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on its original site. It took $300 million and six years to finally bring history back to 1931.