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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.
Memorials have been erected to him there, at the Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow and in front of the Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, where he is buried, by Boris Orlovsky. He had five daughters with his spouse Princess Catherine Ilytchina Kutuzova née Bibikova (1754–1824); his only son Nicolay died of smallpox as an infant.
Michail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745–1813) is sitting on the far left, with his generals (Council of War) deciding to save the army from another battle and surrender Moscow to Napoleon. Monument to Kutuzov in front of the Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg.
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. [2] [3]
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.
Kazan Cathedral may refer to: Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg (Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan) Kazan Cathedral, Moscow (Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan) Kazan Cathedral, Volgograd; Kazan Cathedral, Havana; Cathedral of the Annunciation in the Kazan Kremlin
Colonnade of the Kazan Cathedral, in front of which are the monuments to Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly; Vasily Sadovnikov, watercolor, 1837 View of the building of the Imperial Public Library, Sadovaya Street and Gostiny Dvor 1800s. The final design of Nevsky Prospekt as an avenue-ensemble took shape in the first third of the 19th century.