A view looking across the Moscow River at the Grand Kremlin Palace (Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.) inside the Kremlin Wall. To the right of the palace the cathedral of the Annunciation, with its nine gilded domes, is visible

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Moscow

Country: Russia (RUS)

Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had been chosen to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. The event is recorded in the New Testament in the Gospels of Luke and is a central moment in the story of the Nativity of Jesus. The scene typically depicts Mary and Gabriel, who is usually shown holding a lily, a symbol of purity, and announcing the news of the birth of Jesus to Mary.