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    Cattedrale di Alexander Nevsky, Tallinn

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    1. kohupiimameem on

      This church is massively hated by Estonians as it was built in 1900 as a symbol of Russian imperialism. Estonians are not traditionally Orthodox and this was built at the top of the otherwise German-looking medieval old town. There were even serious plans of demolishing it in the 1920s.

      When ordering its construction, the Russian governor said the following:

      >…so that from the sea and from the land the cross of the Russian Cathedral would shine high above Tallinn as the symbol of victory of Orthodoxy!

    3. Aracet24 on

      I didn’t know that the Russians stole the architectural style of gipsies

    5. Xepeyon on

      A thread about this building appeared about a year ago, IIRC. There were probably about as many Estonian users wanting to keep it as wanting to have it demolished.

    6. Background-Pear-9063 on

      The Estonian state should appropriate it and gift it to the Ukrainian church.

    7. ImTheVayne on

      It doesn’t look bad but we obviously don’t like this building.

    8. Accomplished-Gas-288 on

      Warsaw also had a St. Nevsky Cathedral dominating the city, built in 1894-1912. It was demolished after regaining independence.
      [https://www.whitemad.pl/piekny-symbol-rosyjskiej-dominacji/](https://www.whitemad.pl/piekny-symbol-rosyjskiej-dominacji/)

      Then the Soviets came after WW2 and built another symbol of Russian dominance in Warsaw, the Palace of Culture and Science, which is still standing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Culture_and_Science). They did the same in a different Baltic capital, Riga (https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zin%C4%81t%C5%86u_akad%C4%93mijas_augstceltne)

    9. Mikerosoft925 on

      I still really like how it looks despite its troubled history.

    10. IamWatchingAoT on

      I would at the very least change its name considering Alexander Nevksy is one of the biggest propaganda symbols in Russia vs West, especially in the Baltics.

    11. TraditionalEqual8132 on

      The building is beautiful, also on the inside. It was build at the end of the 19th century. Not yet Soviet, but part of Russia. Clearly served as a powerful symbol for the state and its religion. Times have changed and now – in my mind – it only serves as a cultural symbol of times long gone by. An oddity, signifying possibility for change, improvement, growth. How a small people can have agency and strive for independence from an oppressive state and its religion. Let it be there to be enjoyed for its architectural value, its history. And let is continue to face the building opposite it; the Riigikogu, the Parliament building of a democratic nation.

    13. Cultural_Piece_7855 on

      A beautiful building, a Christian temple open to everyone to pray to God or to visit as a touristA beautiful building, a Christian temple open to everyone to pray to God or to visit as a tourist

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