August 6, 2008

Resurrection Gate and Iberian Chapel

the Resurrection Gate and the Iberian Chapel - Red Square, Moscow

This is sadly not the original gate nor chapel, they were knocked down by Stalin in 1931.
In 1996, this new gate was built as an exact replica of the old one.
If you enlarge the picture, look through the left side of the gate - it's a little peek at Saint Basil's!
This was the first view I had of Saint Basil's, and I must admit I spent a good
5 minutes just standing there in awe before I entered Red Square to take a closer look!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Interesting to know.