Cathedral of the Archangel (Arkhangelsky Sobor) Moscow

19 July

Main light was turned on at 430am, and the train arrived at Moscow at about half an hour alter. After getting off the train, we headed for the metro station (Rizhskaya). We waited at the metro station for half an hour before the station opened, took route no.1 and got off at the 3rd station (Lubyanka). Walked for about 10 minutes …

Day 1 starts on 16 Dec, through flight CX207 from Hong Kong arriving around 7am. The cold strikes immediately, it was -19C! Got picked up at the Domodedovo Airport and dropped at the Arbat House Hotel in the Arbat District near Arbatskaya Metro.

First was a 3 hours walking tour from the hotel ending in Kremlin. We went through Tverskoy …

We had a lovely overnight train down to Moscow, first class all the way!!!

Early check-in to the hotel so we could get some breakfast, this hotel is a vast improvement on the last, let's just hope they are all like this going forward hey!! So off to breakfast. Great brekky and then back to the room to catch up on the washing. All done and …

... with numerous shining gold domes. The interior of the Cathedral of Annunciation was decorated with floor to ceiling frescoes and the Cathedral of the Archangel had rows of tombs of past Tsars lining the walls. Again the interior was very ornate and ...

... allowed inside the government buildings, we could go inside both the Cathedral of the Annunciation and the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael where Ivan the Terrible was buried.     Our last stop was Christ the Savior Cathedral.  ...

... This photo shows part of the "Cathedral Square" within The Kremlin, showing Ivan the Great's Bell Tower, Cathedral of the Archangel Michael and The Tsar Bell (largest in the world at 200 tons). Next stop was Red Square, including the ...

... Cathedral of the Assumption, the most important church in Moscow from the early 14th Century. We enjoy another vocal selection in the Cathedral of the Archangel. This time the men hum deep chords like an organ while a woman soloist sings a prayer. It is ...

... the public. At the center of the Kremlin is Cathedral Square. Among the highlights of the Square are: Cathedral of the Assumption (1475-79); Cathedral of the Archangel (1505-1508) and Cathedral of the Annunciation (1484-89). The 266 foot tall Bell Tower ...

... of the many cafes or visit one of three McDonald's. It's a good place to do reconnaissance shopping. Cathedral of the Archangel Michael · Italian architect finished the cathedral in 1508, mingling the traditional Russian style with the classical ...

... area, we walked past the State Kremlin Palace and followed the path to Cathedral Square, we went into the Cathedral of the Assumption , Cathedral of the Archangel, Church of the Deposition of the Robe, Church of the Twelve Apostles and by this time we ...

... square, although we were only able to make it inside two before they closed.  First was the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, where all of the Russian tars and grand princes were buried until the 17th century (including Ivan the Terrible).   ...

... . At this stage the Russians gave up and put it outside the Ivan the Great Bell Tower. We also saw the Cathedral of the Archangel (burial place for the Tzar's until 1712), Cathedral of the Annunciation (essentially the royal chapel), Cathedral of the ...