Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul from Neva River St Petersburg Russia


Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul from Neva River St Petersburg Russia Designed in 1712 by Domenico Trezzini within the Peter and Paul Fortress hired by Peter the Great Completed in 1733 Gilded spire is 400 feet high Has Baroque interior unlike previous Russian Orthodox churches Later used as mausoleum for tsars


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