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Interior view Interior view of the dome Interior, people at the iconostasis. Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor (Russian: Казанский кафедральный собор, romanized: Kazanskiy kafedral'nyy sobor), also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Kazan Cathedral was the first church to be completely rebuilt after having been destroyed by the Communists.The cathedral's restoration (1990–1993) was sponsored by the Moscow city branch of the All-Russian Society for Historic Preservation and Cultural Organization, and was based on the detailed measurements and photographs of the original church.
Before the Russian Revolution, the house belonged to the clergy of the Kazan Cathedral (since 1813). [1] Location: St. Petersburg, Nevsky Prospect , 25 & Kazanskaya street, 1. Regional object of cultural heritage.
Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother of God of Kazan (Russian: Казанская Богоматерь, romanized: Kazanskaya Bogomater'), is a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan, and a palladium of all of Russia and Rus', known as the Holy Protectress of Russia.
Kazan Cathedral in Red Square. The 17th-century Moscow churches are also profusely decorated, but are much smaller in size. Earlier in the century, the Muscovites still favoured tent-like constructions. One of the favoured churches was Assumption Church in Uglich (1627): it had three graceful tents in a row, reminiscent of three burning candles.
The Kazan Kremlin includes many old buildings, the oldest of which is the Annunciation Cathedral (1554–1562), the only 16th-century Russian church to have six piers and five apses. Like many of Kazan's buildings of the period, it is constructed of local pale sandstone rather than of brick.
This is the list of cathedrals in Russia sorted by denomination.. Transfiguration Cathedral in Abakan Khabarovsk Metropolitan Cathedral Sergiev-Kazan Cathedral in Kursk Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo in Moscow Trinity Cathedral in Novosibirsk Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan in Saint Petersburg Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Tver Transfiguration ...
The Epiphany Cathedral (Tatar: Богоявление чиркәве) is an Orthodox church located in the Kazan subdistrict and is part of the Kazan and Tatarstan Diocese. The church is situated in the Vakhitovsky district of Kazan on Bauman Street. Its bell tower is a prominent landmark of the city and a monument of religious architecture.