SAINT-VLADIMIR-DU-MONT CATHEDRAL
Read moreThis church contains the tombs of the admirals who defended the city against the Franco-English invasion of 1854-1855. The church consists of two «floors» on the left of the entrance, a staircase down to the crypt which contains the tombs of Kornilov, Nakhimov and Isnilov. The building dates back to the end of the th century, but the war damaged the building that is still in restoration today, but it radiates a strength and special piety to the churches hosting the great defenders of the Russian homeland.
THE KAZANSKY CATHEDRAL (КАЗАНСКИЙ СОБОР)
Read moreIn 1887, Church leaders in St. Petersburg agreed to leave a small land with a «Cafa» home if a church was built there. The city's citizens then offered another ground to build the grand temple of Railway.
In 1890, the temple received a copy of the Old Testament. At the beginning of the th century, the stone cathedral was built instead of the wooden temple. The temple opened its doors in 1943.