Become a Virtual Tourist Member Today!  Sign Up for Free | Sign In

Cathedrals and Churches, Saint Petersburg

Search:
email to friend | help
Home » Travel Guides » Europe » Russia » Gorod Sankt-Peterburg » Saint Petersburg » Off the Beaten Path » Cathedrals and Churches Reviews
Saint Petersburg
Click to get the inside scoop from
real travelers here at VirtualTourist.

Saint Petersburg Travel Guide

Sponsored Links for Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg Hotels
Hotel Photos, Info & Virtual Tours Find the Hotel You Want at Expedia!

St. Petersburg Rentals
Short to Long Term Rentals Russia. Quality Amenities.

75% of StPetersbrg Hotels
St Petersburg Russia Hotels Hotels & Visas Book Online

Grand Hotel Europe
5 star hotel on Nevsky Prospekt in the heart of St.Petersburg, Russia

Hotels.com Official Site
Hotels.com Low Rates Guaranteed! Call a Hotel Expert. 1-800-449-4167

Cathedrals and Churches, Saint Petersburg
See all Saint Petersburg Off the Beaten Path
Lutheran Church - Saint Petersburg
Lutheran Church
by Canadienne
Off the Beaten Path in Saint Petersburg: Cathedrals and Churches tips and photos posted by real travelers and Saint Petersburg locals.
Cathedrals and Churches
• 43 Photos
• 41 Reviews
Saint Petersburg Cathedrals and Churches ReviewsTips 1 - 10 of 41  
Sort By:  Most Recent | Best Rated
Cathedrals and Churches: Troize-Izmailovsky Cathedral
  • Tip Rating:
  • By bugulma on July 22, 2004
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • Troize-Izmailovsky Cathedral - Saint Petersburg
    Troize-Izmailovsky
    Cathedral
    by bugulma
    Send Photo to a Friend
    The cathedral has its name in honour of Izmailovsky regiment. Regiment was moved from Moscow to Saint Petersburg in 1730 and was placed near of Fontanka river. Later the street had had a name Izmailovsky avenue/ The cathedral was built in Izmailovsky avenue in 1833-1835. It is the nearest church to Sovetskaya hotel I lived. In internet I've found article, which said it's possible to see a church's dome in 20 kilometers. Interior is wonderful and there are many columns inside and it looks great. But in the same time it's enough poor with icons. The cathedral was a military cathedral and it was a reason of poor iconostasis. I recommend you to go inside the cathedral and you'll have admiration I'm sure!

    Leave a Comment


    Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    Cathedrals and Churches: A pink church!
  • Tip Rating:
  • Updated By annk on September 3, 2003
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • Chesma Church - Saint Petersburg
    Chesma Church
    by annk
    Send Photo to a Friend
    Chesma Church - After seeing this little church pictured in my guidebook, I was intrigued and hoped to find time to visit. Our independent guide was exceedingly accomodating to all my whims and made sure we stopped. The style is Neo-Gothic, but the most outstanding feature is highly decorated PINK facade with white vertical strips of moulding. Opposite the church is the Chesma Palace but we didn't venture inside, had too many other palaces to visit that day. Built: 1777-1780 Architect: Yuriy Velten Location: Outside central St. Petersburg, Ulitsa Lensoveta, 12 Open: 10 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. daily

    Leave a Comment


    Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    Cathedrals and Churches: Nikol'sky Cathedral
  • Tip Rating:
  • By bugulma on May 22, 2006
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • Cathedral - Saint Petersburg
    Cathedral
    by bugulma
    Send Photo to a Friend
    Not far from Mariinsky Theatre, if to go along Kryukov Channel, there is Nikol'sky Cathedral, built in 1753-1762 by Chevakinsky. In previous time the city district was settled by sailors and St Nikolay is a patron of all sailors and travelers (that the reason why church has the name).

    Leave a Comment


    Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    Cathedrals and Churches: St Ekaterina Church
  • Tip Rating:
  • By bugulma on May 22, 2006
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • Church - Saint Petersburg
    Church
    by bugulma
    Send Photo to a Friend
    The church is situated on Vasil’evsky Island. It was built in 1811-1823 by Mikhailov architect. The church cupola is originally decorated with columns. Until soviet times the cupola was decorated with the angel holding the cross in his hand, but then it was broken away. Now the roof is under reconstructed and maybe angel will be placed again.

    Leave a Comment


    Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    Cathedrals and Churches: Synagogue
  • Tip Rating:
  • Updated By annk on September 21, 2003
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • Cathedrals and Churches - Saint Petersburg
    by annk
    Send Photo to a Friend
    Included in our complimentary tour was a visit to St. Petersburg's synagogue, the only one in the city. Due to harsh religious restrictions there was only a small population of Jewish residents until the later 19th century. Czar Alexander II permitted construction of a synagogue in 1873 although construction didn't start until 1880 with completion in 1893. During WWII, luckily the St. Petersburg jewish community was spared the Nazi genocide. But even today the Jewish population remains small at 8-10,000. The style is Moorish-Islamic in design and it appeared to be freshly painted. Location: Lermonovsky Prospect 2

    Leave a Comment

  • Phone: 114-11-53

    • Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    Cathedrals and Churches: St. Nicholas's Cathedral
  • Tip Rating:
  • Updated By Canadienne on June 18, 2003
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • St. Nicholas's Belltower - Saint Petersburg
    St. Nicholas's Belltower
    by Canadienne
    Send Photo to a Friend
    Although not out of the city, St. Nicholas's is a bit further from the main sights in St. Petersburg. More importantly, it doesn't get much print in guidebooks, but that's a true oversight. St. Nicholas is the patron saint and protector of sailors ~ Russian ships have always carried icons of St. Nicholas and during storms, crews would bring him on deck and pray for rescue. Since the area surrounding the church was originally settled by sailors and employees of the Admiralty, it was only fitting that it was named after this saint. It was built in 1753-62 and is an extremely pretty blue and white Baroque building with a matching belltower (be sure to look around. . .there's even a children's playground on the lot, decorated in the same colours).

    Leave a Comment


    Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    Cathedrals and Churches: Mosque
  • Tip Rating:
  • Updated By Canadienne on June 24, 2003
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • Mosque, Petrogradskaya - Saint Petersburg
    Mosque, Petrogradskaya
    by Canadienne
    Send Photo to a Friend
    I was initially surprised to learn that Islam is the second religion in Russia (I hadn't really given it much thought before) ~ approximately 12 million people belong to this faith. St. Petersburg had Muslim inhabitants from its very first years, but it wasn't until 1910 that the first mosque was. Modelled after a 15th-century Samarkand mausoleum, the mosque is a complete divergence from the style and architecture of anything else on Vasilievsky Island (or anything else that we saw in the city, period). The blue tiles are gorgeous and there is a second minaret to the rear (not in view in this photo).

    Leave a Comment

  • Other Contact: Kronversky Prospekt

    • Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    Cathedrals and Churches: Alexander Nevsky Lavra ~ Tikhvin Cemetery
  • Tip Rating:
  • Updated By Canadienne on June 22, 2003
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • Tomb, Tikhvin Cemetery - Saint Petersburg
    Tomb, Tikhvin Cemetery
    by Canadienne
    Send Photo to a Friend
    Inside the lavra entrance, on the right-hand side, is the Tikhvin Cemetery. It was founded in 1823 and many famous Russian writers, composers and artists have since been buried in it ~ Ivan Krylov, Feodor Dostoyevsky, Mikhail Glinka, Alexandre Borodin and Pyotr Tchaikovsky included. There is a map inside the cemetery entrance, but all of the names are in cyrillic (even being able to read it, finding recognizable names in the list of 100+ was too time-consuming). A better approach is to simply walk through the grounds and admire the tombstones ~ the most famous have small stands with transcribed names next to them and others are simply enjoyable for the art. There is supposed to be a small entrance fee, but it was waived during our visit (a Sunday).

    Leave a Comment

  • Other Contact: Metro Pl. Alexsandra Nevskovo

    • Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    Cathedrals and Churches: Lutheran Church
  • Tip Rating:
  • Updated By Canadienne on June 24, 2003
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • Lutheran Church - Saint Petersburg
    Lutheran Church
    by Canadienne
    Send Photo to a Friend
    St. Petersburg has been home to the Lutheran faith since the city's first days ~ Peter the Great had invited Western Europeans to help "westernize" the city; German Lutherans were among those invited and they erected churches as early as 1705. This Lutheran church (1830's) is located on Nevsky Prospekt, a bit west of the Church of Saint Catherine ~ it is also set back a fair piece from the main street. It was used as a swimming pool during the Soviet era ~ today, it is restored and opened for services.

    Leave a Comment

  • Other Contact: Nevsky Prospekt 22-24

    • Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    Cathedrals and Churches: Alexander Nevsky Lavra ~ Lazarus Cemetery
  • Tip Rating:
  • Updated By Canadienne on June 22, 2003
  • Email Me
  • See My Saint Petersburg Page
  • Send to a Friend
  • Tomb, Lazarus Cemetery - Saint Petersburg
    Tomb, Lazarus Cemetery
    by Canadienne
    Send Photo to a Friend
    St. Petersburg’s oldest cemetery was created in 1717, when Peter the Great buried his sister Natalia in the St. Lazarus Chapel on the monastery grounds. The names here are less recognizable than in the Tikhvin cemetery, but they include court nobility, prominent state figures and military commanders, as well as masters in the sciences, arts and literature. General Sheremetyev, the scientist Lomonosov, and the architects Starov and Rossi are among those enterred in this cemetery, found opposite the Tikhvin one (on your left as you enter the lavra grounds). Aside from name-dropping, some of the older and more-interesting tombstones are found on this side ~ like the boat pictured here. Again, the normal entry fee was waived on Sunday.

    Leave a Comment

  • Other Contact: Metro Pl. Alexsandra Nevskovo

    • Add to Your Trip Planner  Post a Question  Write a Tip on Cathedrals and Churches
    Rate      Not Helpful  1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful
    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
    More Saint Petersburg Tips
    Overview
         		General Tips
    Tips: 372 - Photos: 313
    Restaurants
    Tips: 285 - Photos: 188    		Hotels and Accommodations
    Tips: 220 - Photos: 134
    Things To Do
    Tips: 1,586 - Photos: 1,444    		Nightlife
    Tips: 165 - Photos: 105
    Off the Beaten Path
    Tips: 287 - Photos: 254    		Tourist Traps
    Tips: 64 - Photos: 28
    Warnings or Dangers
    Tips: 163 - Photos: 77    		Transportation
    Tips: 223 - Photos: 150
    Local Customs
    Tips: 187 - Photos: 156    		Packing Lists
    Tips: 43 - Photos: 23
    Shopping
    Tips: 101 - Photos: 85    		Sports Travel
    Tips: 22 - Photos: 18
    Flights
    Tips: 15 - Photos: 8

    More Sponsored Links for Saint Petersburg

    St Petersburg Hotels
    Instant hotels, Big discounts Visas; live helpdesk; Book now!

    Rent-a-car St.-Petersburg
    Any class for self-drive Visit price page for details

    Fast / Easy Hotel Booking
    Descriptions, Prices, Great Variety Book hotels in St Petersburg Russia

    Search Hotels
    Find the best room rates
    All Saint Petersburg Hotels

    Check-In Date:


    Check-Out Date:


    Guests

    Hotels by OneTime.com

    Popular Hotels and Accommodations in Saint Petersburg

    » More Hotels and Accommodations in Saint Petersburg

    Popular Things To Do in Saint Petersburg

    » More Things To Do in Saint Petersburg
    Find:        Matching:  Advanced