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Historical Cathedral of Peter and Paul (St. Petersburg): photo, when and by whom was built

St. Petersburg is rich in magnificent historical architectural sights, which attract attention by its uniqueness and curious history. The ideological core of the ensemble of the Peter and Paul Fortress was the Cathedral of Peter and Paul (St. Petersburg).

This article will tell you a brief history of the origin of this unique structure, describe the events associated with this historical and architectural structure.

Peter and Paul Cathedral (St. Petersburg): photo, brief description

Quite unusual for traditional Russian architecture is the appearance of the cathedral, and its interior. The main decoration of the temple is a beautiful gilded carved iconostasis and a chapel that was donated to the church by Peter I and Catherine I. The iconostasis itself was created by a group of Moscow carver craftsmen in drawings. They were led by I.P. Zarudny.

The program of the iconostasis was created by Peter I and Archbishop of Novgorod Feofan Prokopovich. The whole composition includes 5 large kiotov, with 43 icons housed in them (1726-1729), written by Russian icon painters F. Protopopov and A. Pospelov. Sketches were made by M. Avramov - the organizer and director of the Drawing School under the St. Petersburg printing house.

For the utterance of sermons in front of the altar, a chair was established. Earlier in the Orthodox churches there were no religious speeches, and for the first time it was introduced during the reign of Peter the Great. The help (the royal place) stands symmetrically in the pulpit. On it stood the Emperor himself during the celebration.

Features of the architectural structure

For a long time the Peter and Paul Cathedral (St. Petersburg) served as a monument to the glory of Russian weapons. Then here for 200 years, banners were kept (trophy), keys of fortresses and cities captured by Russian troops. Only in the early 20th century they were transferred to the Hermitage Museum.

During the period from 1908 to 1915, 5 burials took place in the burial vault, and 8 burial places were transferred here from the Peter and Paul Cathedral. Great-grandson of Alexander II (Vladimir Kirillovich) was buried here in 1992, and in 1995 from Coburg, ashes and his parents were brought.

Even the warehouse of the Book Chamber (Central) in the 1930s-1940s housed in its halls the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul. St. Petersburg only in 1954 year was in charge of this unique historical building.

The gallery connects the cathedral with the Grand Ducal Tomb, which was built to bury members of the Romanovs' house (Grand Dukes).

Many elements of the decoration of the tomb are lost, including the iconostasis. During the siege of Leningrad, the altarpiece "Christ's Resurrection" (artist N. A. Bruni) was destroyed.

Now in the cathedral there are copies of the banners of Turkish and Swedish.

In what century was Peter and Paul Cathedral built in St. Petersburg?

St. Petersburg is interesting in terms of historical events that took place here for many centuries, and is still famous for the fact that under its magnificent vaults the graves of the great Russian emperors are arranged.

The cathedral was laid in 1712 on the site of the wooden church of Peter and Paul (apostles) and consecrated in 1733. It was laid in May 1712. The construction (project and direction of D. Trezini) was erected for 20 years (from 1712 to 1732).

At the beginning of the 20th century, near the cathedral, a church was built, and 13 members of the Imperial family were buried in it, some of which are reburied from the cathedral itself. Since 2000, divine services have been held here again.

Interesting Facts

The Cathedral of Peter and Paul (St. Petersburg) has an amazing long back story.

In the years 1703-1704. On the territory of the fortress of Peter and Paul the first church of Saints Peter and Paul was built from wood. This happened in parallel with the construction of the fort itself. The baroque stone church was later erected exactly on the site of this church.

Separate elements of the temple are made by different masters: a 40-meter steeple was installed by Harman Van Bolos (Dutchman); Watches are also brought and installed by foreign craftsmen; The gilded iconostasis was made by Ivan Zarudny in Moscow and many others. Other

The appearance of the cathedral is more like a temple of Western styles, namely the shape of windows, walls, the absence of five-headed. However, the tradition of building similar churches in Russia has ceased since the middle of the eighteenth century.

The belltower of the cathedral in connection with the high position at the time had a military significance, since from its height it was convenient to observe the possible approach to the fortress walls of enemy troops.

The first under Peter the Great from the members of the royal family was the young daughter of Catherine and Peter, Natalia, who was buried here, and then all empresses and emperors, including Nicholas II (except for Ivan VI and Peter II) , settled here from Peter the Great .

In the Unified State Register of Historical and Cultural Russian Monuments, this great St. Peter and Paul Cathedral entered.

St. Petersburg owns the remarkable, the highest architectural and historical museum in the face of this historic structure. Its height is 122.5 m.

The golden spire of the cathedral with the flying angel is one of the main symbols of the Northern capital.

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