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St Isaac Cathedral
St Isaac was considered to be Peter's I patron saint. A small wooden church in
honour of St Isaac of Dalmatia was built on Peter's order on the place where the Bronze
Horseman stands now. Then the church was replaced in 1727 by a stone building. This building
was destroyed by fire and a new church far from the Neva was erected. The modest church did
not look impressive in a large square.
A competition for a new design was announced. The
French architect Auguste de Montferrand received the commission/ the present version of the
Cathedral, the fourth one, was built within 40 years from 1818 to 1858.
St Isaac's Cathedral is one of the tallest and the most magnificent edifices of the city
(101,8 m). The Cathedral is decorated with 112 granite monolithic columns. About half a
million people, serfs from different parts of Russia, took part in its building.
The cathedral is also famous for its mosaic pictures, executed by Russians masters. The
panoramic view from the colonnade is very impressive. The Cathedral accommodates 14000
people. 43 different minerals were used in its building and decoration.
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