I enjoyed my walks from the hotel to the metro and then to the university. Aside from the Christmas decorations I mentioned in my last about my January trip 10 months ago, I enjoyed the architectural motifs, the murals, the statues, and other works of art around the area. Here are some of the pictures I took that fit in that category:
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| Moscow State University's admin building. It's worth googling to see some amazing shots! |
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| The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed - I was interested to learn that St. Basil's is only one of the domes here, and not even the largest. |
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| Kazan Cathedral, also on the Red Square |
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| This building is undergoing construction, so they put a screen up on it and at night this was projected on/through it. During the daylight I never knew this was the building I was passing. |
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| A mural of Napoleon's defeat in the subway station |
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| I stood staring at this building for a long time, noticing at every moment yet another decoration engraved on its surface. Doesn't look like much from this size - click to enlarge. |
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| I appreciate the significance of a mural of people being watched under a magnifying lens in Moscow. |
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| The church by the hotel |
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| Of course there are many stalls and stores willing to sell things to tourists on the Red Square (capitalism!) and I was quite taken in by this display. Faberge eggs have long been a favorite in my family going back generations. |
