Cathedrale de la Sainte-Trinite de Paris, or Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and built 2013-16 in Russian Byzantine style, on Quai Branly, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is topped with 5 bulbous domes made from fibreglass covered in gold alloy. The cathedral forms a complex with the adjacent buildings, forming the Centre Spirituel et Culturel Orthodoxe Russe, or Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre, promoting Russian cultural religious heritage. Behind the domes is the Tour Eiffel or Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel and erected 1887-89. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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