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INSIDE THE MOSCOW KREMLIN PART 2 Back to Part 1 ~ Forward to Part 3
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Old frescas and icons inside the cathedral. You are expected to look at them with the expression of appreciation that changes to awe after you hear their age. I am not an Orthodox Christian, quite to the contrary. Still, I find the use of icons as tourist attractions or souvenirs to be obscene and offensive. |
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Now we are in the Armory. Old weapons would be neat if not for for their excessive abundane. |
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A despot's throne, apparently. Comfort and simplicity are not a part of the Russian esthetics. |
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A despot's crown. As I am doing this page I am starting to see why a disproportionate number of Russian rulers had major characer flaws to put it mildly. |
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An gold and silver eagle, decorated with diamonds. |
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One diamond is beautiful. Two is better, but not twice so.
In the old days people weren't aware of the law of diminishing returns and thus tended to
over-decorate things. A horse and a diamond-overloaded horsecloth. |
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Now we are in the hall with presents from foreign ambassadors to the Czar's court. |
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Posted April 23, 2002 - Last update April 23, 2002
