Friday, October 30, 2009

SAINT ISSAC CATHEDRAL

Another cathedral located in Russia with notable dome is the Saint Isaac’s Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor is located in St. Petersburg. It is the largest cathedral in the city and was the largest church in Russia when it was built (101.5 meters high). It was dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great who had been born on the feast day of that saint.

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