A walk around Krasnaya Presnya

One Sunday Peter and I took a walk to the North west of the city in Krasnaya Presnya and the old Armenian sector. We started by the zoo which we have seen before. We then came across this amazing sight belonging to the sculptor Zurabl Tsereteli. Apparently he has work all over the city.

Catherine the Great???

Charlie Chaplin

In the park opposite was a tiny statue of a 12th century poet Shota Rustaveli.

We walked through some quiet streets until we found the Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. many of the children from school go there at different times as the Mass is said in Polish, English or Spanish.

We spent the rest of the time exploring two cemetries, one Russian and one Armenian. Both were very full and the memorials are amazing. Enjoy the pictures.

The bow of a boat if you look carefully!

Across the road was an Armenian cemetry. Just as packed but somehow different in style. The chapel was being well used by visitors.

The chapel

Different!!

Flowers anyone?

An interesting walk. The cemetries really are packed. Every grave has a fence around it and you wonder how anyone ever gets in to sort it out. They are all higgeldy piggledy, wiht some huge monuments, some quite small. I know funerals cost a lot of money here, but I cannot think how much the memorials cost. interesting though