Saint Isaac

Culture and Historic tour in St. Petersburg

Saint Isaac's Cathedral is the most lavishly decorated cathedral of Saint Petersburg      It is called after Saint Isaac , the patron of Peter the Great. Peter I was born on the 30th of May, the feast day of, a famous Dalmatian monk, and wanted to dedicate the church to him. The present cathedral is the 4th dedicated to St. Isaac. It was designed by architect Monferan in classical style. The construction works lasted for 40 years and were finished in 1858. St. Isaac's Cathedral amazes us with its huge dimensions.   The height of the cathedral is 101.5m, it weighs 300 tons. It covers an area of 4 000 square meters and can place a crowd of 12 000 people. The dominant feature is a gilded dome, 100 kg of gold were used for gilding. St. Isaac’s is the 4th tallest cathedral in Europe among the constructions with cupolas. It used to be the main cathedral of Russian Empire. St.Isaac Cathedral is a museum .You should not miss it while your stay in St.Petersburg.

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