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Russische Kapell
Ein echtes Schmuckstück ist die russisch-orthodoxe Allerheiligen-Kirche in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. Das gebäude mit seinem Zwiebeltürmchen ist der Bauweise der russischen Kirchen aus dem 16. Jahrhundert nachempfunden.
Der russische Staatsrat Proworoff, der wie viele seiner Landleute gerne zur Kur in Bad Homburg weilten, veranlasste 1895 den Bau. Am 16. Oktober 1896 legten der russische Zar Nikölaus II und seine Frau Alexandre, eine geborene Alix von Hessen-Darmstadt, den Grundstein. Im September 1899 wurde das Gotteshaus eingeweiht.
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Annex
Der Großvater des hervorragenten Schauspielers Peter Ustinov, Leoniti Benois (1856-1910) war Aechitekt des Projektes.
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Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.And there we must leave you, O my most pure and holy children.Text by Steve Smith.