[Fiji Hill]

The "1812 Overture" premiered in 1882 at the consecration of a church in Moscow...

The church in question was the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, one of the world's largest houses of worship. In 1931, Joseph Stalin ordered it destroyed to make room for a "Palace of the Soviets," which was never built. You can watch a film of its destruction here

After the Soviet Union fell, the cathedral was rebuilt, with modern facilities such as air conditioning, elevators, telecommunication facilities and underground parking. It reopened in 2000.

[BroJoeK]

FiJi Hill referring to the dedication ceremony for "1812 Overture":
"The church in question was the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, one of the world's largest houses of worship.
In 1931, Joseph Stalin ordered it destroyed..."

Destroyed by Stalin in 1931:

Today rebuilt: