How Did Joseph Stalin Build The Cathedral Of Christ The Behavior

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The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow, Russia, and is situated a few blocks southwest of the Kremlin. This cathedral was opened in 1997, which was interestingly just in time to celebrate Moscow's 850th birthday. It is the tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world, with an overall height of 103 meters. It took over 40 years to build the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The original building of the cathedral was destroyed in 1931. This was done because Soviet leader Joseph Stalin planned to replace it with a new 315 meter-high Palace of Soviets that was to house the country’s legislature. That palace was never built due to the Second World War, and once the Soviet Union was dissolved, the current church