Saint Isaac's Cathedral (Saint Petersburg)
Russia /
Sankt Petersburg /
Saint Petersburg /
Isaakiyevskaya ploshchad, 4a
World
/ Russia
/ Sankt Petersburg
/ Saint Petersburg
, 2 km from center (Санкт-Петербург)
World / Russia / Leningrad
cathedral, museum, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage, 1850s construction, Russian Orthodox Church, 1810s construction
The largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city. It is the largest orthodox basilica and the fourth largest (by the volume under the cupola) cathedral in the world. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that saint.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Isaac's_Cathedral
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 59°56'2"N 30°18'22"E
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- Admiralteysky Municipal Okrug 0.6 km
- Spassky Island 1 km
- Municipal Okrug 7 1.4 km
- Dvortsovy Municipal Okrug 1.4 km
- Bezymyanny island 1.4 km
- Kolomna Municipal Okrug 1.8 km
- Admiralteysky District 1.9 km
- Tsentralny District 2.7 km
- Vasileostrovsky District 3.4 km
- Vasil'yevsky island 3.5 km