Mr Josh 3 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 A Moscow creative art group has ditched plans to erect a giant glowing "Eye of Sauron" atop a city skyscraper, after complaints from church and city leaders. The Svecheniye (Glow) group intended to install the Eye - familiar to Lord of the Rings fans - on a building in the Moscow-City business district. The metre-tall (3ft 3in) globe would have burned overnight in tribute to JRR Tolkien's fantasy works, but the plans have now been scrapped. "Sadly we are obliged to halt the Eye of Sauron," Svecheniye says in a press statement reported by RIA Novosti news agency, adding that it apologised for having "elicited such a public reaction". Although the "fan project" was meant to mark the Moscow premiere of the latest Hobbit film, it was not an advertising event, "nor did it have a religious or political subtext", the group says.The denial of any religious intent follows criticism from the Russian Orthodox Church's public relations chief, Vsevolod Chaplin, who denounced the Eye of Sauron as a "demonic symbol of the triumph of evil" that might "bring misfortune upon the city". The Moscow mayor's office said they would almost certainly remove the Eye, as they had not granted their permission. But some social media users think the church's objections will actually prove to be counter-productive. "Now magic, sorcery and witchcraft will gain even more public attention," writes one reader of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, while another complains: "The Church thinks that it alone can put on such a mass show." One person suggests an alternative location for the Eye: "The roof of the US Embassy's the best place for it." ------- Their idiocy never fails to surprise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Kahn 2 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Thank god they blocked it. It looks ugly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Josh 3 Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Thank god they blocked it. It looks ugly. They didn't block it because it might look 'ugly', that's not the point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAmor 0 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Thank god they blocked it. It looks ugly.It does look rather scary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Kahn 2 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 They didn't block it because it might look 'ugly', that's not the point. I know. Nevermind their interpretations. It looks awful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewStevens 5,249 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Oh sweet Russia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Heart 4,400 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Aww that sounded cool lol Stupid reason to get blocked. "GGD IS NOT FOR YOU" - Admin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife 7,080 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The Eye of Sauron is very fitting for Russia.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanko 9,860 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 demonic symbol of the triumph of evil" that might "bring misfortune upon the city". why... i just.. this is so ****ing stupid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 27,484 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The irony of Russia fearing the image of an evil all-seeing-eye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bt1 5,213 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Wow. What kinda country becomes Russia? The quotes on this article are making Russia look like a country from half a century ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,114 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Very religious indeed. :fan: (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfSpain 10,010 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 that looks cool tbh http://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/227246-ceremony-gagas-videography-megarate/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatSLAYGUY 68 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The Eye of Sauron is very fitting for Russia.. nnn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I can understand it... I won't stand for people giving me the evil eye, I guess this is the same kind of thing. "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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