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= The main temple of Russian Armed forces =  The main temple of Russian Armed Forces (in Russian: Главный храм Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации) is a temple dedicated to the seventy-fifth anniversary of the victory in the The Great Patriotic War. The temple is believed to be the spiritual and moral symbol of life conquering death in Russia.

The temple is situated in Patriot Park, which is located in Odintsovo district of the Moscow region.

About the project
The temple is built under the programme "Road of memory ", which is carried out by the Ministry of Defence of Russian Federation in order to enhance people's awareness of the heroes who sacrificed their lives protecting the Motherland. It contains the greatest collections of portraits and documents related to The Great Patriotic War.

The size of the temple
The main temple of Russian Armed Forces is 95 meters high. It is one of the highest Orthodox сhurches in Russia and it looks rather magnificent.

One of the most peculiar and fascinating fact about the temple is that there is a secret massage encoded in the numbers of its size and proportions. The German High Command signed an unconditional act of surrender 75 years ago, on May 8, 1945 in 10.43 past midday:


 * The height of its bell tower is 75 m.
 * The tholobate's diameter is 19,45 m.
 * The main dome diameter is 22,43 m (in Russia "10.43 pm" is often called "22 hours and 43 minutes")
 * The War lasted for 1418 days: The height the small domes is 14,18 m.

The temple's exterior
The main temple of Russian Armed Forces is constructed in Russian-Byzantine style. This temple is the first of its kind: the facade is metal-trimmed and the high ceiling is made of glass. The walls are decorated with murals which depict scenes of major battles in Russian history. The lower part of the church is built of ceramic panels and designed with gzhel patterns. The main dome is constructed in the shape of the helmet of Alexander Nevsky.