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St.Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
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  • Updated By sue_stone on January 9, 2007
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    St Isaac's Cathedral is a very impressive looking domed cathedral located in the heart of St Petersburg. It is one of the largest domed buildings in the world. The inside of the cathedral is "richly decorated" (or in my opinion over the top!) and has a painted ceiling. At 320 feet high it is a prominent landmark in St Petersburg. The best thing about it is that you can climb up to the top of the dome for fabulous views across the city. Tickets are purchased in the street to the right of the front of the cathedral, and you can buy tickets to go inside the cathedral, or you can just buy a ticket that allows you to climb to the top, as we did (and when you are up there you can look through the windows and see what the inside looks like!). Oh, and if you want to take photos....even from the top of the cathedral, you have to pay extra! There was a guard up there checking on this. Views were great, well worth the climb! Open Thu-Tue 11am-6pm

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  • Address: Isaakievskaya Ploshchad
  • Phone: 315 97 32
  • Directions: Nearest metro: Nevsky Prospekt or Gostiny Dvor - approximately 10 minutes walk
  • Website: http://eng.cathedral.ru/isaac

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    St.Isaac's Cathedral: Horse Guards Riding School
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  • By sue_stone on October 12, 2005
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    The Horse Guards Riding School is another impressive building found in the heart of the city. Located just near St Isaac’s Cathedral, this large white building used to, not surprisingly, be home to the training school for mounted guards – a place for them to train in bad weather. These days this impressive building houses exhibitions. Check out the fabulous horse statues at either side of the front entrance.

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  • Address: Konnogvardeisky Bulvar, 2
  • Phone: 314 8253
  • Directions: Nearest Metro: Nevsky Prospekt or Gostiny Dvor Right near St Isaac's Cathedral
  • Website: http://www.manege.spb.ru/

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    St.Isaac's Cathedral: St. Isaac's Cathedral
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  • Updated By HORSCHECK on July 15, 2005
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    St. Isaac's Cathedral
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    The construction of St. Isaac's Cathedral started in 1818 and took almost 40 years. It was the main Russian Orthodox Church of St. Petersburg, but under the Soviets it was used as an antireligious museum. Don't miss to climb the Colonnade of the Cathedral which offers panoramic views of St. Petersburg.

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  • Directions: St. Isaac's Cathedral dominates the silhouette of St. Petersburg at the river Neva. It is located at Isaakievskaya Plochad, not far from the Western end of Nevsky Prospect (Metro: Nevsky Prospect).
  • Website: http://www.cathedral.ru/

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    St.Isaac's Cathedral: St. Issac's Cathedral as seen from Peter Square
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  • By Upstate1NY on June 5, 2005
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  • Peter Square, St. Issac's - Saint Petersburg
    Peter Square, St. Issac's
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    The "imperial" style set the tone for Russia with "green space" all aound. Fortunately even the Soviet system saw the truth and need in the grace such spaces afforded and continued the practice to the current day. But this is an example of the "old world" planing, Peter Square directly in front with St. Issac's Catrhedral as the background.

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    St.Isaac's Cathedral: St Isaacs Cathedral
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  • Updated By Michael_D on February 2, 2004
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    St Isaacs Cathedral
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    The massive St. Isaac's Cathedral dominates the skyline of St. Petersburg. Its gilded dome soars over 100 meters into the air, making it visible far out onto the Gulf of Finland. The Cathedral was commissioned by Alexander I in 1818, ook more than three decades to complete and Its architect August Monferrand incorporated dozens of kinds of stone and marble into this enormous structure while lading its vast interior with frescoes, mosaics, bas-reliefs and the largest stained glass window in the Orthodox Christian world.

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    St.Isaac's Cathedral: St.Isaac's Cathedral
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  • Updated By Travelchili on July 23, 2005
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    St. Isaac's Cathedral is considered to be one of the world's most beautiful cathedrals. But no need to remind me - tastes differ greatly. It was originally the city's main church and the largest cathedral in Russia. It was built between 1818 and 1858 and named in honor of St.Isaac of Dalmatia. It is open six days a week, except on Wednesdays!!

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  • Address: 1 Isaakievskaya Ploschad
  • Phone: +7 (812) 315-9732
  • Directions: Metro stop: Nevsky Prospekt/Gostiny Dvor

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    St.Isaac's Cathedral: st. isaac's cathedral
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  • By doug48 on August 4, 2006
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    st. isaac's cathedral
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    built in 1818 the dome of st. isaac's cathedral dominates the skyline of st. petersburg. the cathedral contains a wonderful collection of icons.

  • Address: isaakievskaya ploshchad
  • Phone: 315 9732
  • Directions: palace embankment, metro: nevskiy prospekt. bus: 3, 10, 22, 27. tram: 5, 22.

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  • By mydreamquest on September 24, 2004
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  • Interior of St. Isaac's Cathedral - Saint Petersburg
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    Pictures are good, but in person it's much more impressive. When you visit St. Isaac's Cathedral, you will learn about how it survived Nazi destruction in WW2, about the life of the Architect, who was obscure yet whose dome invention would be used to make the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. The italain mosaic art about the cathedral is quite captivating and as you look up you'll see heavenly arches and more beautiful light and art. If you are in a hurry in St. Petersburg and want to see a cathedral, do go to St. Isaac Cathedral first. I believe it costs approximately $50-100 Ruples to take pictures inside. Otherwise you can purchase a picture book for about the same cost with professional quality pictures. You'll need between 30 minutes and an hour to enjoy this. It is usually quite crowded here but an important thing to add to your list of activities to do in St. Petersburg.

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    St.Isaac's Cathedral: St Isaacs Cathedral
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    St Isaacs Cathedral
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    A must see! Oddly enough much of my major sites and ALL my pics were taken the last 3 days of my lengthy stay in St Petersburg. I had no confidence in my hosts photographic abilities so I borrowed a camera and raced through the city to get pics from all the places I saw. As it turned out it was good I did as my hosts pics from the entire month were ruined by some camera malfunction and not a single pic turned out OK. It pays to think ahead da?;-)

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    St.Isaac's Cathedral: St.Izaac's Cathedral
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    St.Isaac's Cathedral was built between 1818 and 1858 to A. Montferrand's design and named in honour of St. Isaac of Dalmatia, on whose day (30 May) Peter I was born. The cathedral has columns of Karelian granite and pediments with statues of the Apostles and the Evangelists. It is 101.5 metres high, and there is a marvellous view over St. Petersburg from the colonnades.

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  • Address: Isaakievskaya Ploschad 1

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