Also open to the public are the churches in Cathedral Square

An elderly man feeding the birds

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Cathedral of the Annunciation on the main square

Cathedral of the Annunciation with its golden onion domes

Cathedral of the Assumption

Cathedral of the Assumption, built 1475-9

Cathedral Square, The Kremlin

Church of the Deposition of the Robe

Church of the Deposition of the Robe - Onion shaped domes

Church of the Deposition of the Robe was named after a Byzantine feast day

Church of the Deposition of the Robe with its single dome (front right)

Eye-catching onion shaped domes of the Church of the Deposition of the Robe

Giant escalators going down to metro station

In Imperial times, the cathedrals were a setting for state occasions such as coronations, The Kremlin