Trinity Cathedral

Also known as Trinity Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Troitsky Cathedral, Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral

cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Key facts

Location: Saint Petersburg
Country: Russia
Denomination: Russian Orthodox
Website: www .izm .orthodoxy .ru
Architect: Vasily Stasov
Style: Russian Neoclassical
Years built: 1828–1835
Capacity: 3,000 worshippers , 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft) (area)
Length: 75 metres (246 ft)
Width: 75 metres (246 ft)
Height: 80 metres (260 ft) (top cross)
Metropolis: Saint Petersburg

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 80
Official website: izmsobor.ru
Image: Spb 06-2017 img06 Trinity Cathedral.jpg
Height: 80

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Commons category: Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral
inception: 1828-00-00
date of official closure: 1917-00-00

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The Trinity Cathedral (Russian: Троицкий собор, Troitsky sobor; Russian: Троице-Измайловский соборTroitse-Izmailovsky sobor), sometimes called the Troitsky Cathedral, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is a formerly Russian Imperial Army Izmaylovskiy regiment Russian Orthodox church, an architectural landmark - a late example of the Empire style, built between 1828 and 1835 to a design by Vasily Stasov. It is located due south of the Admiralty on Izmaylovskiy Prospekt, not far from the Tekhnologichesky Institut Metro station.

The cathedral, which can accommodate up to 3,000 visitors, has only recently begun to be restored to its pre-Revolutionary splendor after years of neglect. In honor of the victory in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878, when the Russians liberated Bulgaria from the Ottoman domination, a memorial column was constructed in front of the northern facade of the cathedral in 1886. The cathedral became a part of the Saint Petersburg World Heritage Site in 1990.