St. Basil’s Cathedral
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (commonly known as Saint Basil’s Cathedral), is a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The building, now a museum, is officially known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat or Pokrovsky Cathedral. It was built from 1555–61 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. A world famous landmark it was the city’s tallest building until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in 1600.
Many times historic buildings are repurposed or transformed into something else (as was St. Basil’s) Think of another structure or landmark that remains in tribute to its past. Use it as your inspiration, or think of a new use of another existing point of interest other that what it was meant to be. Be creative!
Phoenix Rising Poetry Guild 
THE D-DAY MEMORIAL AT OMAHA BEACH
It started here.
The long campaign
began at last:
the fight was over
a bit of beach
and cliffs too near
for life to be.
The springtime clover
asked, Was there gain?
Or were the soldiers
but mere detritus,
the war’s stark stover?
The ground holds pain;
the price was dear.
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So true. So much pain and loss. Nicely said!
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http://rhymeswithbug.wordpress.com/2015/07/Bread
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July 29 – St. Basil Cathedral
The Protection of Ft. Pickens
History oozes from every brick
Every cannon and bunker
And if you listen closely
You may hear the voices
Of the men that served here
And the battles that raged
The largest of four forts
Protecting Pensacola Bay
Never a Confederate Flag raised
Though in the deep South
Now survives as a state park
Very much worth a visit
Not exactly on the beaten path
But should be on every itinerary
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Changing Times
Distinction of being tallest
structure until 1600-St. Basil’s
Cathedral, gracing Red Square
in Moscow.
Empire State Building, tallest
structure in New York City
until 1973, when the World
Trade Center opened.
St. Basil’s became a museum.
A memorial was built to those
who perished in the World
Trade Center, 2001. It was replaced
with an even larger building.
Somehow, that empty, gaping hole
remained untouched for years.
The new building, for many,
only symbolizes how quickly
a large number of human beings
can lose their lives. I still
see the emptiness.
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In Residence
Artists and writers
Can apply
To win a week
At the old fire tower
Among the
Mountain lions
Coyotes
And bears.
Oh, my.
No thank you.
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Chocolate Church
It is not chocolate
(don’t try eating peeling paint).
It is not a church.
It’s home to community –
a theatre for thespians.
Copyright © Hannah Gosselin 2015
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