Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral is a large architectural landmark cathedral that currently functions as a museum with occasional church services in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that saint. It was originally built as a cathedral but was turned into a museum by the Soviet government in 1931 and has remained a museum ever since, with church services held in a side chapel since the 1990s.
- City
- Saint Petersburg
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
More places in Saint Petersburg
- Hermitage Museum
- Winter Palace
- Russian cruiser Aurora
- Pulkovo Observatory
- Alexander Nevsky Lavra
- Peter and Paul Fortress
Background: Wikipedia