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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.
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 ...
Kazan Kreml' in 1630 Kazan Kreml' in 1839 Saviour-Transfiguration monastery in 19th century Kazan Kreml' in 1911 Kremlin from bird's view Main entrance with Spasskaya Tower in early 20th century The Kazan Kremlin includes many old buildings, the oldest of which is the Annunciation Cathedral (1554–1562), the only 16th-century Russian church to ...
St. George's Cathedral of Yuriev Monastery near Veliky Novgorod (1119) The Cathedral of St George of Yuriev Monastery was commissioned in 1119 by Prince Vsevolod of Pskov and is another example of one of these princely churches. The architect was known as Master Peter, one of the few architects who have been recorded at this time in Russia.
The Kazan Cathedral is to the right of the former government administration building, on the corner of Red Square and Nikolskaya Street. Today's cathedral is a replica from 1993; originally there was a church at this site since the 1620s, initially a wooden one, then a stone one from 1636 onwards.
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.
The Kazan demonstration of 1876 (Казанская демонстрация 1876 года in Russian) was the first political demonstration in Russia. It took place on December 6, 1876, in front of the Kazan Cathedral in Saint Petersburg .