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The Kremlin


The Kremlin is at the heart of Moscow, and serves as a center of religious as well as secular power. My local guide took me there on my one day off for a real Russian experience.

 


   The Kremlin Gate


The Kremlin Gate

 


   Red Square


Red Square

 


   State department store GUM faces onto the square


State department store GUM faces onto the square

 


   Kremlin tower


Kremlin tower

 


   Official building


Official building

 


   The Czar Cannon, built in 1586, weighs 85,000 pounds


The Czar Cannon, built in 1586, weighs 85,000 pounds

 


   Bell tower


Bell tower

 


   Cathedral door


Cathedral door

 


   'His holiness patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and all Russia' departs a service


'His holiness patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and all Russia' departs a service

 


   The eternal flame on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier


The eternal flame on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

 


   What's Russian for "cheese"?


What's Russian for cheese?

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