Russian Orthodox Church to be Built on Seine River in Paris

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
By Elizabeth Bryant

A golden-domed Russian Orthodox Church will flank the Seine River two years from now.

FRANCE----If all goes as planned, a golden-domed Russian Orthodox Church will flank the Seine River two years from now, a glittering symbol of Moscow’s growing spiritual and political presence abroad. Construction is expected to begin shortly on the complex, which will include a primary school and a cultural center. For the Moscow Patriarchate, it represents the latest in a string of high-profile buildings erected in such places as Spain, Thailand and Dubai that burnish not only the church’s image but that of the Russian government, which picks up the construction costs. [link]