Christ-Redeemer Cathedral, New

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Replacement of central Moscow iconic Cathedral razed by Soviets in favor of a swimming pool.

Construction of replacement begun immediately after Soviet collapse by order of then-mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

At all events, the priests got the last laugh-- the swimming pool was widely-considered haunted!

Sources on replacement's design differ in opinion, but some say it is an exact, centimeter-for-centimeter replacement.

In foreground, Moscow River immediately-south of Kremlin.