Demolition of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

1h -General plans, panorama of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior before the demolition. Fragments and details of the architectural and artistic design of the facade of the temple. Sculptural groups, bas-reliefs by Count F. P. Tolstoy. Workers install a temporary fence around the temple before demolition. The interior of the temple. The work of the state. Commission for the census and seizure of church and art values from the temple (312 m). 2h - Workers-climbers remove the last sheets of gilded copper, a gilded cross from the dome. View of the temple with the bare frames of the domes. Inside the church, workers are dismantling the walls: valuable marble and granite are being taken out. Dismantling of valuable sculptures (257m). 3h - Temple before the explosion. Explosion. Ruined temple (150 m). 4h - The workers are dismantling the Church of the Praise of the Virgin, removing bricks from the place where the Cathedral of Christ the Savior stood. Removal of construction waste (135 m).

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