NAVAL
ST NICOLAS CATHEDRAL IN ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
The architecture of Naval St Nicolas Cathedral
of the Epiphany combines baroque style with elements of traditional
Russian architecture. The Cathedral, designed by architect
S. Tchevakinsky in 1753-62 and sanctified in 1760, is one
of the most beautiful temples of St Petersburg.
The Cathedral was named after St Nicolas Chudotvotetz
(Wonder Worker). It became a kind of memorial in honor of
the lost seamen. In the garden around the Cathedral one can
see the memorial in honor of the heroes of the Russian-Japanese
War.
Naval St Nicolas Cathedral is one of few cathedrals
that were not closed in the Soviet period.
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