Kazan Cathedral is a photograph by Elena Nosyreva which was uploaded on August 25th, 2013.
Kazan Cathedral
Walking along Nevsky prospect (St Petersburg, Russia) one cannot fail to notice the impressive Kazan cathedral named after the miracle-making icon of... more
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Kazan Cathedral
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Elena Nosyreva
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Photograph - Photography, Digital Art
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Walking along Nevsky prospect (St Petersburg, Russia) one cannot fail to notice the impressive Kazan cathedral named after the "miracle-making" icon of Our Lady of Kazan. Kazan Cathedral, constructed between 1801 and 1811 by the architect Andrei Voronikhin, was built to an enormous scale and boasts an impressive stone colonnade, encircling a small garden and central fountain. The cathedral was inspired by the Basilica of St. Peter's in Rome and was intended to be the country's main Orthodox Church. After the war of 1812 with Napoleon the church became a monument to Russian victory. Captured enemy banners were put in the cathedral and the famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, who won the most important campaign of 1812, was buried inside the church.
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