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# Swiss artists raised the Cathedral of St Gall into the air for its anniversary
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/poproboval-predstavit-chto-esli-sdelat-vozdushnyi-shar-v-forme-odnogo-iz-glavnykh-khramov-rossii-sobora-vasiliia-blazhennogo/
- Published: 2024-10-30T08:00:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:50:52.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Architecture, Faith, Moscow, Observations, Heritage

I tried to imagine what it would look like if one of Russia's chief churches, St Basil's Cathedral, were made into a hot-air balloon.

Swiss artists once raised one of their country's symbols into the air in just this manner: the Abbey Cathedral of St Gall, in honour of its jubilee.

A note for the city authorities: as a means of drawing attention to our heritage and popularising our cultural treasures, this is every bit as good as festivals and concerts, and aesthetically far more impressive.

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