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== Video Games ==
* The Soviet War Factory from ''[[Command & Conquer|Red Alert 2]]'' (shown above), with an "onion dome"—a traditional element of Russian Orthodox church architecture—lodged on its roof. Several other Soviet structures in this game were given similar "attachments". On the other hand, Red Alert is built entirely on [[Camp]] and [[Rule of Cool]]/[[Rule of Funny]], so this can be excused by the [[MST3K Mantra]].
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* The Kremlin wonder in ''[[
* The Kremlin wonder in ''[[
▲* The Kremlin wonder in ''[[Civilization]] IV'' ... is actually St. Basil's Cathedral.
** Likewise, the [[Islam|Masjid al-Haram]] wonder in ''Civilization IV'' is actually the Dome of the Rock. (For those not in the know, the former is the Kaaba—the Black Cube—in a big mosque in Mecca. The latter is the blue and gold octagon in Jerusalem, which while cool and significant isn't half as cool or significant as the actual Masjid, which is the holiest site in Islam).
* The Kremlin wonder in ''[[Civilization]]'' V really is the Kremlin, but the little icon for it ...is actually St. Basil's Cathedral.
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