Pictures show glitzy interiors and controversial mosaics taking shape in a church that is being built to commemorate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
Inside Moscow's New Military Megachurch
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An aerial view of work under way on the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral, the main cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces, which is due to be completed in time for the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany on May 9.
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The main facade of the cathedral, located some 60 kilometers from central Moscow in Patriot Park.
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A replica of a crashed German Luftwaffe fighter plane on the grounds of the cathedral. A depiction of the 1941 battle for Moscow is being made near the cathedral's main entrance.
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Nazi tanks and a minefield in the recreated battlefield on the cathedral grounds.