Kazan Cathedral

Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Kazan Cathedral

russia, Saint Petersburg

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Kazan Cathedral

Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Kazan Cathedral

russia, Saint Petersburg

Kazan Cathedral is one of the largest churches in St. Petersburg. It is an architectural monument of Russian classicism. It was built in 1801-1811 by the architect A. N. Voronikhin by decree of Emperor Alexander I to transfer there the revered list of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Kazan. Consecrated in 1811. After the Patriotic War of 1812, it acquired the significance of a monument of Russian military glory. In 1813, commander M.I. Kutuzov was buried here and the keys to the captured cities and other military trophies were placed.

In 1932, it was turned into the Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism. Since 1991, the current temple has coexisted with the museum's exposition for several years. Since 2000 - the Cathedral of the St. Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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rotaar

Traveled 11 years ago

Rating 9

For me it is a symbol of St. Petersburg

From the very first visit to St. Petersburg, Kazan Cathedral has become for me its spiritual symbol. As the Hermitage is the "head" of St. Petersburg, so Kazansky is its "soul".→

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