Similar to the myriad of tombs, edifices, sanctuaries and pantheons of power scattered throughout D.C., the Kremlin has its own share of shrines and tabernacles dedicated to worshipping the almighty State. And as these plans illustrate, some of the more grandiose architectural plans were never realized.
See also the Ryugyong Hotel.
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There shouldn’t be an apostrophe in the title of this article. Temples is plural in this case, not posessive.
I hate to be pedantic, but this is one of my pet peeves, and to see it displayed prominently on one of the few intellectual beacons of the web is disconcerting.
The Ryugyong Hotel has always been ripe for an article on the failures of socialism. So I now appoint you the task. You can even use the copyright free image at Wikipedia.
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