More Moscow

It was a quick visit and I feel we haven't even scratch the surface of this amazing, intense town. Next time we will plan in advance so that we can see and hear some of the theatre, dance and music on offer here. One of the many interesting things about the place is the lack of signage. You realize how inundated we are with advertising back home. The number of billboards in the entire metro you could count on one hand.  Likewise the cityscape is relatively logo free. With the exception of the amazing Cosmos Hotel sign, of course

                               window washer at the Cosmos on the 22th floor looking down

                                           Boys with Tsar's bell. It broke before it ever rang

 The subway is full of amazing art. Every station is different. Everything from Soviet era realism to more abstract works. I would recommend just spending a day and doing a tour of the stations.
Here is a couple of bas reliefs.

 the bells are everywhere in the city. According to John's research the bells are rung in a percussive way rather than a harmonic, tuneful way. This small set are in a church complex under renovation

                                               Gilroy was here (subway ceiling mosaic)

                                                                     Various onions

various abstracts

                                                                       eveningtime

                                                                    Statue undressed

                                                          don we now our gay apparel

                                                                    eternal flame

                                              The arrival of the train into Moscow station.

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