Iconostasis, Peter and Paul Cathedral, St Petersburg, Russia, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall

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Iconostasis, Peter and Paul Cathedral, St Petersburg, Russia, 2011. The cathedral, which was built between 1712 and 1733, stands within the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was designed by Domenico Trezzini. The cathedral is the burial place of all the Russian Tsars from Peter I to Alexander III, and the remains of the murdered Nicholas II and his family were interred in the Romanov family crypt in 1998.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: World,Asia,Russia,Saint Petersburg
Photo credit: © The Photo Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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