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Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor (Russian: Исаа́киевский Собо́р, romanized: Isaákiyevskiy Sobór) is a large architectural landmark cathedral that currently functions as a museum with occasional church services in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- 12,000, 260,000 m³ (volume)
- 1858
St. Isaac's Cathedral was originally the city's main church and the largest cathedral in Russia. It was built between 1818 and 1858, by the French-born architect Auguste Montferrand, to be one of the most impressive landmarks of the Russian Imperial capital.
St. Isaac's Cathedral was intended to be the greatest in the Russian Empire. An unusual work of art, with four impotent columned porticos, as the interior of the Cathedral is a profusion of exquisite murals and mosaics, with eye-catching combination of colored marbles, malachite, lapis and gilt. Take your time and enjoy your visit.
- (10.3K)
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Once the major Orthodox cathedral of Imperial St. Petersburg, the imposing edifice features four porticos decorated with Corinthian columns of solid red granite and impressive bronze statuary on the pediments. The cathedral is crowned with an immense gilded dome visible at a great distance.
Apr 16, 2021 · St Isaac’s Cathedral (Isaakievskiy Sobor) in St Petersburg, Russia, is a 19th century neoclassical church designed by the French architect, Ricard de Montferrand and consecrated in 1858.
Its monumental and majestic image creates a unique accent in the city’s skyline and serves as much a landmark of the northern capital, as the spire of the Cathedral in the Peter and Paul Fortress and a gold ship atop of the Admiralty.
Saint Isaac's Cathedral, which has actually been a museum since 1931, is an enormous neoclassical building that dominates St Petersburg's skyline. Commissioned by Tsar Alexander I, Saint Isaac's Cathedral took 40 years to construct, and wasn't finished until 1858, 33 years after his death.
