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Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral is a large neoclassical cathedral in Saint Petersburg with a dominant gilded central dome and four subsidiary domes, set on a Greek-cross plan. Completed in the mid-19th century, the building is faced with gray and pink stone, ringed by many single-block red granite columns, and contains richly finished interior spaces including a rotunda, nave, side chapels and an iconostasis framed by semiprecious stone columns.
First raised
1818
Its prime
1858
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1858
What Saint Isaac's Cathedral looked like in its prime.
Massive neoclassical silhouette dominated by a gilded central dome on a high drum, flanked by four smaller gilded domes; facades of pale gray and pink ashlar with broad flights of steps leading to four pedimented octastyle porticos. A total of 112 single-block red granite Corinthian columns punctuate the exterior; bronze relief doors sit beneath sculpted pediments. Rooflines are articulated with greenish bronze statuary and balustrades. Inside, multicoloured granites and marbles, semiprecious malachite and lazurite columns, and a high dome oculus define the principal volumes.
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11 places to explore in 1858.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Saint Isaac's Cathedral — including 5 interiors: nave looking up to the dome oculus, interior rotunda with angel statues, iconostasis framed by malachite and lazurite columns and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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