Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw, Poland. Designed by Leon Benois in 1894, demolished in the 1920s as part of the the independent Polish state's de-Russification program.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw, Poland. Designed by Leon Benois in 1894, demolished in the 1920s as part of the the independent Polish state’s de-Russification program.

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Comments

  1. WookieeSteakIsChewie says

    How many times has Poland "de-Russified" now?

  2. michaelclas says

    I know they destroyed it because it was viewed as an extension of Russian colonialism, but it’s still a shame. It was a beautiful cathedral.

  3. duke_awapuhi says

    What is that lone tower on the right? A Christian version of a minaret?

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