Then up in the distance, the colorful rising steeples of the Saint Basil Cathedral on a glorious fall evening.

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Several high-rises are topped with domes and steeples in a nod to the Russian influence on the northeastern region known as Manchuria.

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He is not an explorer, though he feels more at home beneath a canopy of trees than in the shadows of rooftops and steeples.

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He added that in some cases the overhead cabling required for super fast broadband would be housed inside church steeples, rather than in street cabinets.

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Salem and many of the western townships beyond are characterised by pretty church steeples and ancient oak trees that give them a stateliness that belies the drama that occurred centuries ago.

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