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Article: Moscow cathedral needs guardian angel While other projects get the cash, St. Basil's shows serious signs of neglect
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 22, 1998
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It's still one of the world's great wonders, a riot of
architectural panache and color that's 41/2 centuries old and still
halts awed first-time viewers in their tracks.
But up close, St. Basil's Cathedral is downright dilapidated, the
Mir space station of churches. While cranes and repair crews in
every direction signal the Moscow renaissance, Russia's most
recognizable landmark stands comparatively ignored on Red Square.
The most glorious symbol of old Moscow is getting short shrift in
the rush to construct malls, office towers, stadiums and especially
the huge Christ the Savior Cathedral upriver.
"Everyone loves us, everyone comes to us, but nobody needs us,"
laments St. Basil's chief ...