Красиво, но есть нюансы за которые платить не стоит Beautiful, but there are nuances for which you should not pay

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I visited the cathedral with my husband in January 2019. The cathedral is beautiful, a lot of people write about it and it's true. I want to draw your attention to the fact that visiting the cathedral is free and there is a Russian audio guide (paid), but visiting the catacombs, treasury, South and North towers is paid. We visited everything, so I wanted to share my experience. Although the North Tower is lower than the South Tower, the view of the city from it is simply magnificent from the observation deck and you can climb it by elevator. You can climb the South Tower only on foot along a spiral (very narrow) staircase (343 steps), where two streams of people collide (those who go up and those who go down). Pleasure is still something, I tell you! From time to time, if you look at your feet, and in no other way, many feel dizzy (for people of age, this generally seems to me a test of survival).
But the biggest disappointment is at the top, as the view is only through the windows, and to look through the windows you have to stand in lines!! ! Therefore, I do not advise you to spend money and effort on viewing the South Tower, take the elevator to the North Tower, go to the open observation deck and enjoy!! ! Treasury is definitely worth a visit! And not only because of the exhibits exhibited there, but also because of the beautiful view from above on the cathedral inside. You can visit the catacombs, but there are no tours in Russian, but the guide translates the tour from German into English. A visit to the Cathedral is a must!