Russia scraps plan for Eye of Sauron art installation

Eye of Sauron will not now gaze over Moscow after opposition from the Russian Orthodox Church thwarted project

The Eye of Sauron will not, after all, gaze out over Moscow this week, after opposition from the Russian Orthodox Church torpedoed an art installation planned by fans of JRR Tolkien’s fantasy novels.

On Tuesday, the main spokesmen for the Russian Orthodox Church, Vsevolod Chaplin, told a local radio station that the eye was “a demonic symbol” that could have dire consequences for Moscow.

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