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Peter and Paul Cathedral
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Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia
Key facts
- Affiliation
- Russian Orthodox
- Patron
- Peter and Paul
- Country
- Russia
- Architect
- Domenico Trezzini
- Style
- Petrine Baroque
- Completed
- 1733 ; 293 years ago ( 1733 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Eastern Orthodox church building
- Part of
- Peter and Paul Fortress
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Located in
- Petrogradsky District
- Founded by
- Peter the Great
- Material used
- brick
- Dedicated to
- Paul the Apostle
- Official website
- www.spbmuseum.ru/exhibits_and_exhibitions/92/1316
- Image
- Петропавловский собор 1.jpg
- Height
- 122.5
- Patron saint
- Paul the Apostle
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- Commons category
- Saint Peter & Paul Cathedral
- architect
- Domenico Trezzini
- diocese
- Diocese of Saint Petersburg
- inception
- 1712-05-00
- category for people buried here
- Category:Burials at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
- architectural style
- Petrine Baroque
- native label
- Петропавловский собор
- directions
- Петропавловская крепость, 3 литера Ж
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Encyclopedic overview
The Peter and Paul Cathedral (Russian: Петропавловский собор, romanized: Petropavlovskiy sobor) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is the first and oldest landmark in St. Petersburg, built between 1712 and 1733 on Hare Island along the Neva River. Both the cathedral and the fortress were originally built under Peter the Great and designed by Domenico Trezzini. The cathedral's bell tower is the world's tallest Orthodox bell tower. Since the belfry is not standalone, but an integral part of the main building, the cathedral is sometimes considered the second tallest Orthodox Church in the world. There is another Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Church in St. Petersburg, located in Petergof.
Architecture
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