Kremlin
Inside the Kremlin wall there is another Russia. The oriental one, with its incredible mixture of buildings and richly decorated ornaments. My friend mentioned, it feels a little bit like Damascus.
Comments:
Ulla (a.k.a. tigermilkshake) — September 30, 2008 @ 10:05
It's beautiful and has a peaceful aura around it even besides all the tourists (ahem, which would be me as well!). But Damascus..it's where the Russian Orthodox roots are, aren't they, in Byzantine.
Irina — October 1, 2008 @ 00:50
Nancy, well, moreover for me this word is a proper name. We have the Red square and the Kremlin wall. So it's definitely a building, a fortress. It's an interesting fact you think about it like a doctrine first.
Ulla, glad to see you here! I'm not a fan of tourists places as well. It was my second time I visited Kremlin. First was about 20 years ago. And you're right about Byzantine. It's a pity we desperately want to look like one of the Western countries now.
nancy — October 1, 2008 @ 01:24
ps...but in all fairness, I think the same way (ex, doctrine etc) when I think of the Whitehouse....so...
nancy — September 29, 2008 @ 21:24
it's funny because the words "the kremlin" always bring to mind "an institution, a doctrine etc"....but how quickly we forget (ok those of us in the west, i guess) that it is also a building....so thank you for these two photos...and making me think a bit more, beyond the first degree.