The Cathedral of Christ the Savior at winter night, Moscow, Russia. View from Sofiyskaya Embankment, December 2010

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The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is the largest cathedral in Russia. It can fit up to 10,000 people. The Cathedral is designed as an equal sided cross measuring 85 meters across. The Cathedral is 37 meters high without the main cupola. The main cupola is 28 meters high and over 85 meters wide. Thus, the overall height of the Cathedral is approximately 103 meters. The walls are up to meters thick and the overall size is 524,000 cubic meters. Over 22,000 meters of walls are frescoed, out of which more than 9,000 alone are gilt.

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Location: Bank of the Moskva River, Moscow, Russia
Photo credit: © Michael Vasilyev / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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