Paul Best. Loc: California desert

I've just returned from a two week visit to Russia. St. Basil's Cathedral is an amazing sight at the far end of Red Square and is a photographer's dream. It's right across the square from the Kremlin's mighty wall. It was very hard to take pictures of St. Basil's because of heavy rain and 20+ winds and large crowds. It was almost impossible to keep my lens dry. BTW, I learned that "Red" Square has nothing to do with Communism, but is named Red because to the Russians, Red is the most beautiful color and Red Square is named so because it is beautiful. There are seven Churches inside the Kremlin walls. This photo is of Christ the Savior Cathedral.

Tikva Loc: Waukesha, WI

Beautiful shots. I would have loved to see more of the buildings also.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Did you visit Lenin's tomb?

Paul Best. Loc: California desert

We were not able to visit Lenin's tomb because it was only open for two days a week. The Monday before we arrived and the Friday we were leaving for St. Petersburg. We were only able to view the mausoleum located on Red Square and not the actual viewing area.

Bill_de Loc: US

Those building are amazing. You did a nice job with the photos.

--

Paul Best. Loc: California desert

Here are a few more photos. The one of Lenin's tomb is on Red Square at the Kremlin wall. You can see how hard it is raining and the guard is wearing rain gear. The one of all the onion domes is inside the Kremlin wall and I don't remember the name of the church. The last photo is from Kizhi Island on the Volga River. It is the oldest all wood church in Russia. The picture appears black/white but it was an overcast day with light rain and the wood of the church has weathered over the years. The red building is the State Museum at the opposite end of Red Square from St. Basil's cathedral.