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SIGHTS ST. PETERSBURG
MUSEUMS OF ST. PETERSBURG
THE NIKOLSKIY CATHEDRAL
Nikolskiy Naval Cathedral is the masterpiece that combines baroque style with
elements of traditional Russian architecture. It was built under project of
architect S. Tchevakinskiy on the place of navy parade ground. In was named
after the Saint Nicolas Naval - the savior of the seamen. The cathedral became a
kind of memorial in honor of the lost seamen. The bishop of Saint-Petersburg
Veniamin consecrated the temple in 1762. The empress Ekaterina while being on
the ceremony ordered to call it a cathedral. In a cathedral at the highest
presence the prayers on the occasion of sea victories usually took part. After
the war between Russia and Japan (1904-1905) 2 memorial decks with the names of
the lost sailors were established there, and in the year of 1989 the deck in the
memory of 42 sailors, lost after the crash of "Komsomolets" submarine.
In the garden, which is situated around the temple the granite obelisk with the
eagle sculpture on the top also was established. It's the monument in honor of
the heroes in of Russian-Japanese war.
The cathedral's interior is richly decorated. It showed in the iconostasis and
the upper part of the church decorated with carved garlands of flowers and
leaves. The cathedral stands on the axis of the highway and at the end of the
street's perspective. It's one of the most amazing places in Saint-Petersburg.
The beautiful belfry of the cathedral reflects in the motionless water of the
Kryukov channel. Here two channels (Kryukov and Griboedov) join the Fontanka
river. Standing near the belfry you can see 8 beautiful bridges that create a
great symphony combining water and architecture.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MUSEUM:
- Address: pl., Nikolskaya, 1
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