Here are some shots of beautiful domes with crosses against the spring skies.
Grand Kremlin Palace
Cathedral of the Annunciation, Kremlin.
Kazan Cathedral, Red Square
Kazan Cathedral, Red Square
St Basil's Cathedral, Red Square
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Skywatch - Moscow Onion Domes
Russian Orthodox churches are widely known for their distinctive onion domes. I’ve seen innumerable onion domes in my travels, but no one does them better than the Russians.
Here are some shots of beautiful domes with crosses against the spring skies.
Grand Kremlin Palace
Cathedral of the Annunciation, Kremlin.
Kazan Cathedral, Red Square
Kazan Cathedral, Red Square
St Basil's Cathedral, Red Square
Here are some shots of beautiful domes with crosses against the spring skies.
Grand Kremlin Palace
Cathedral of the Annunciation, Kremlin.
Kazan Cathedral, Red Square
Kazan Cathedral, Red Square
St Basil's Cathedral, Red Square
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Often see this St Basil's Cathedral in just any pix or poster which rep Russia.
ReplyDeletei've always loved st. basil. :D wished to visit one day...
ReplyDeleteWow nice 'onions' which were less featured in any posters. Lovely Cathedrals.
ReplyDeleteCracking shots of the 'onion' churches.
ReplyDeleteWow, these are lovely indeed. Guess I blog hop at the right time to catch this post. Have a nice day to you.
ReplyDeleteYou take such beautiful pictures. I enjoy looking at them. I never really noticed the onion domes before but will now keep my eye out for them! My favorite is St Basil's ... love the colors. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIncredible shots. St. Basil's Cathedral is meant to be photographed, isn't it? So envious. Must have been a dream of a trip.
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Oh...all beautiful, but the last one is so unique with it's rainbow coloured domes.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures of these distinctive domes are just beautiful. The variations between the churches is very interesting, but all are wonderful to see.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful architecture. Love all the colors!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos i especially like the various colours of the Karzan and St Basil's Cathedral's :-).
ReplyDeleteThe domes are beautiful. Lovely photos, the last one is my favorite. I love all the colors. Happy skywatching.
ReplyDeleteI love onion domes and I envy you being able to see these Russian ones. St Basil's does have a look of a carnival to it, though!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful architecture. The onion domes are very attractive.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful domes! It's my dream to see St. Basil's Cathedral!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful photos for SWF and a very interesting post!Thank you for sharing and have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteRealised one thing that is in common about the 'onion' Domes where you can also find them in mosques and Buddhist temples known as Stupa.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures. Great shots. Great series, a beautiful place
ReplyDeletelove the pictures ,nice!
ReplyDeletehave a great weekend.
Wow these is beautiful! Love it!
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Are they all made with gold? or just pained in golden colors?
ReplyDeleteone of my greatest dreams on earth is to see Moscow! Loved everything about this post. :)
ReplyDeleteSailor,
ReplyDeletethe onion domes are usually gold-plated or coloured in beautiful designs. :)
Love those beautiful domes! What a sight!
ReplyDeleteEvery time Russia comes to mind, these domes/cathedrals images flashback in my thoughts too. Fascinating.
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