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Kazan Cathedral
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NAME
Kazan Cathedral
OTHER NAMES
Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan
COUNTRY
Russia
ADDRESS
Kazan Square, 2, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

KAZAN CATHEDRAL PICTURE

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About Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral is a well-known cathedral located in the city of St. Petersburg in Russia. Its construction was started in 1801 and was completed a decade later in 1811. The total built-up area of the church is 4000 square meters having a height of 71.6 meters of the top cross. It could be visited between 9:00 am to 7:45 pm from Tuesday to Friday while the opening timing of Saturday, Sunday, and Monday is 6:30 am to 7:45 pm. There is no entry ticket to visit the cathedral.
How To Reach Kazan Cathedral
The cathedral is very close to other important locations like Church of the Savious on Spilled Blood and Mikhailovsky Castle, you can reach the cathedral by walking or other public transport. Taking a metro is also a suitable option of which nearest station is Nevskiy prospect.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kazan Cathedral

  • The architect planned to make two colonnades but later on changed his mind and built only one. It consisted of 96 columns at the outer while 54 inside the colonnade.
  • A cathedral is also a resting place of General Mikhail Kutuzov who fought against Napoleon in the early nineteenth century which also makes it patriotically important.
    A cathedral is also a resting place of General Mikhail Kutuzov who fought against Napoleon in the early nineteenth century which also makes it patriot
  • It was the first construction in the country in which metal structures were used to build domes at the time.
  • The cathedral was designed taking inspiration from the St.Peter's Cathedral of Rome.
  • It is an inspiration for the names of Kazansky bridge, Kazanskaya street, and Kazan Island on the Neva River.
  • The interior of the cathedral is also admirable decorated by famous painters of the time.
    The interior of the cathedral is also admirable decorated by famous painters of the time.
  • It is home to a big dome of diameter 17 meters. It was one of the largest churches in the country at the time it was made.
    It is home to a big dome of diameter 17 meters. It was one of the largest churches in the country at the time it was made.
  • The cathedral also served as a Museum of the history of religions and atheism which was started by the Soviet authorities in 1932.

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