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  Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On December 5, 1931, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was dynamited and reduced to rubble.
The lower church (Church of the Transfiguration) was consecrated in 1996, and the completed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was consecrated August 19, 2000.
Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow: A Russian Allegory
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 Wikipedia: List of cathedrals
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow), in Moscow (Orthodox)
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Kaliningrad), in Kaliningrad (Orthodox)
Cathedral of the Advent, in Birmingham, Alabama (Episcopal)
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 Kaliningrad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaliningrad (Russian: Калинингра́д), until 1945 known by its German name Königsberg, then briefly as Kyonigsberg (Кёнигсберг), is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea.
Kaliningrad is located at the mouth of the navigable Pregolya River river, which empties into the Vistula Lagoon, an inlet of the Baltic Sea.
Due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Kaliningrad Oblast became a Russian exclave, separated from the rest of Russia.
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 Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
After the Revolution, the prominent site of the Cathedral was chosen by the Soviets, as the site for a monument to socialism, known as the Palace of Soviets that would rise in modernistic buttressed tiers to support a gigantic statue of Lenin, arm raised in blessing, perched atop a dome.
The construction of the Place of Soviets interrupted due to a lack of funds, problems with flooding from the nearby Moskva River and the outbreak of war.
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow), Design, Construction, Demolition, New cathedral, See also and External links.
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 Kaliningrad Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
nds:Kaliningrad Kaliningrad (Калининград) is the capital and main city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, a small Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania with access to the Baltic Sea.
As Königsberg (Polish Królewiec, Lithuanian Karaliaucius) it was the capital of the German province of East Prussia and the earlier Ducal Prussia.
During the Cold War Kaliningrad -- with the northern third of the former East Prussia, now the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Soviet Federated Soviet Republic -- was an important naval base and closed to visitors.
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 Kaliningrad - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kaliningrad (Russian: Калининград, original German name: Königsberg) is a seaport city, capital and main city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea.
In 1901 a ship canal between Kaliningrad and Baltiysk was completed at a cost of 13 million marks, which enabled vessels of a 21 foot draught to moor alongside the town.
Some have argued that because of Kaliningrad's special position and situation, as an exclave of Russia surrounded by EU territory, it should be given special treatment compared to other regions of the Russian Federation.
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 Cathedral of Christ the Saviour - TheBestLinks.com - Russia, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow), Disambig, ...
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour - TheBestLinks.com - Russia, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow), Disambig, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Kaliningrad),...
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Russia, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour...
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is the name of some cathedrals in Russia:
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 ipedia.com: List of cathedrals Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is a list of cathedrals around the world, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations that have the word "cathedral" in their names.
Cathedral of Saint Martin in Ypres (Roman Catholic)
Cathedral of Christ the King, in Mullingar (Roman Catholic)
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 Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Kaliningrad): Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cathedral architecture Cathedrals are among the most ambitious buildings ever conceived, far exceeding the size and complexity of most other constructions and often requiring many years to complete....
Lund Cathedral The lund cathedral, or lunds domkyrka, is a cathedral in lund, sweden....
Cathedral of Jesus' Heart The cathedral of jesus heart in eastern sarajevo is the largest cathedral in bosnia and herzegovina....
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 GOV.KALININGRAD.RU - The Kaliningrad oblast admininstration. English version.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 2003 new facilities were put into operation: "Strojkomplektbeton" Ltd. in Kaliningrad upgraded a concrete mixer unit with annual capacity of 17 th.
In accordance with the «Program of reforming and modernization of housing and public utilities in the Kaliningrad region for the years 2002 - 2010» many objects of the engineering infrastructure of the region were reconstructed and put into operation.
In 2004, at the expense of the regional budget water supply systems were improved in Kaliningrad, Gvardejsk, Gusev, Bagrationovsk, Ozersk, Nesterov, Gurjevsk, Svetlogorsk and other towns of the region at the total cost of 150 mln.
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 Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow): Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Russian: Храм Христа Спасителя) is the largest Orthodox The word orthodoxy, from the greek ortho (right, correct) and doxa (thought, teaching), is typically used to refer to the correct theological or doctrinal observance of religion, as determined...
White House of Russia The white house of russia, also known as the russian white house, is a government building in moscow that housed the russian parliament until the crisis of 3 october 1993 when an uprising...
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 Kaliningrad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kaliningrad (Russian: 'Калининград, German: Königsberg, Polish: Królewiec, Lithuanian Karaliaučius), seaport city, capital and main city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, a small Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania with access to the Baltic Sea.
As Königsberg (Latin Regiomontium, Polish: Królewiec) it was the capital of the German province of East Prussia, the earlier Ducal Prussia and before that the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights.
During the Cold War, Kaliningrad -- with the northern third of former East Prussia now the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation -- was an important naval base and closed to visitors.
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 GOV.KALININGRAD.RU - The Kaliningrad oblast admininstration. English version.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The regional growth of economy and attraction of investments create a ground for the solution of a number of social tasks, for improvement of standards and quality of living of the population of the region.
- "Reconstruction of the Zoo, Kaliningrad" (48.7 mln.
Schools in Kaliningrad Oblast are taking part in experimental work for renovating the structure and contents of education, developing specialised education at senior levels, and changing forms of final attestation.
www.gov.kaliningrad.ru /english.php?idn=social   (2250 words)

  
 The Ultimate List of cathedrals Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
SS Virgil & Rupert's Cathedral in Salzburg (Dom hl.
Cathedral of HH Laurentius and Elisabeth in Rotterdam (Roman Catholic)
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow (Orthodox)
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 Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Kaliningrad): Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kaliningrad (russian:), seaport city, capital and main city of the kaliningrad...
Saint canutes cathedral (danish: odense domkirke or sct....
The cathedral of jesus heart in eastern sarajevo is the largest cathedral in bosnia and herzegovina....
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 Kaliningrad - Gurupedia
Kaliningrad (Russian: Калининград), seaport city, capital and main city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, a small
Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic -- was an important naval base and closed to visitors.
As a result of independence for Lithuania and Belorussia in the early 1990s, the territory became a Russian exclave, separated from the rest of Russia.
www.gurupedia.com /k/ka/kaliningrad.htm   (1024 words)

  
 :::► Letter C Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄:::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gdańsk
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Saint Thomas
Cathedral of Saint Louis IX King of France
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 List of cathedrals - Gurupedia
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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in St.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, in Saint Louis, Missouri (Roman Catholic)
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 Moscow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Saint Basil's Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square.
In 1480, Ivan III had finally broken the Russians free from Tatar control and Moscow became the capital of an empire that would eventually encompass all of Russia and Siberia, and parts of many other lands.
Kremlin Embankment and Moscow skyline with Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on the left and Kremlin on the right
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 Moscow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Moscow is also well known as the site of the Saint Basil's Cathedral, with its elegant onion domes, as well as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The Russian capital, which had wandered from Kiev to Vladimir, came rest in this city by the end of his reign, and Moscow became the capital of an empire that would eventually encompass all of Russia and Siberia, and parts of many other lands.
The 17th century was rich in popular risings, such as the liberation of Moscow from the Polish invaders (1612), the Salt Riot (1648), the Copper Riot (1662), and the Moscow Uprising of 1682.
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 Destination Russia : About Russia - Religion in Russia
Among the several more ambitious projects is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, erected in Red Square to commemorate the liberation of Moscow by Minin and Pozharsky's militia, pulled down in 1936, and recently rebuilt from scratch.
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, demolished in 1931, is restored.
The Moscow Muftiyat, an independent ecclesiastical body, is responsible for the Moscow, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Tula, Tver, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaluga, Yaroslavl and Kaliningrad regions, and Sochi, the renowned seaside resort in the Krasnodar Territory.
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 Russia, Religion, Russian Orthodox Church, Christmas, Kiril
In order to reinforce this truth we have decided to build a majestic Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in the centre of the city.
In the past the centre of Kaliningrad was used for rallies and parades.
And can you imagine, most of the people were in favour of having the cathedral built in the city centre as a symbol of Russia, as a symbol of our link with Russia...
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 PDS Russia Religion News August 2000
Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, who headed the synodal working group for preparing the bases of the social concept of the Russian Orthodox church, described the work on this fundamental world view document in which is formulated the responses of the church to the challenges of the time at the turn of the centuries.
The venue may have been new, but there was a strong sense of the past at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow this week, as 146 bishops from the Russian Orthodox church met for a ground-breaking four-day council meeting.
The Cathedral was rebuilt in the 1990s after being blown up on the orders of Stalin in 1931, and has come to symbolise the resurgence of the Russian church.
www.stetson.edu /~psteeves/relnews/0008g.html   (6032 words)

  
 CNN.com - Putin denies nuclear weapons move - January 7, 2001
This was followed by senior U.S. administration officials saying there had been indications of possible movement to a naval base in Kaliningrad, the home of Russia's Baltic Fleet.
The two leaders and their wives, attended a Christmas service at the newly restored Christ the Saviour Cathedral.
Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7 in Russia in accordance with the Julian calendar which the Russian church continues to follow.
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 BBC News | EUROPE | Putin denies missile movements
Speaking during a visit by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to Moscow, Mr Putin was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying that the allegations were "rubbish".
And they attended a Christmas service at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral, rebuilt in the 1990s after the original was destroyed by Stalin.
Mr Putin, a former KGB spy who says he was christened secretly under communism, was seen crossing himself during the service.
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