Saint Isaac's Cathedral is the most beautiful, luxurious and largest in Saint Petersburg. It has capacity for fourteen thousand people. Construction began in 1818 and was completed in 1858. It is the work of the famous French architect Augusto Monferrand and combines the best of French art with some classical art. Taking the Paris Pantheon as an example for the development of the design, Monferrand managed to build one of the most important architectural works of his and Russia's career. It is the last neoclassical construction in the city.
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Montferrand visited the Saint Petersburg region as a soldier of the Napoleonic order and his love for drawing led him to make some sketches. Later, he offered the sketches made to Alexander I and he decided to entrust him with the construction of the church.
For the decoration of Saint Isaac's Cathedral, an important variety of minerals and approximately four hundred works of art (sculptures, paintings and mosaics) were used. The plinth is covered with granite; the interior (walls and floors) of Russian, Italian and French marbles; the columns of malachite and lapis lazuli. And for the rim of the dome (21.8 meters in diameter) about 100 kilos of gold were used.
Since 1928, Saint Isaac's Cathedral has ceased to function as a church and has functioned as a museum. From its golden dome, which reaches 102 meters high, you can see a beautiful panoramic view of Saint Petersburg.
Important data
St. Isaac's Cathedral is open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (in summer until 8:00 p.m.) and closed on Wednesdays. There is a guided tour that lasts approximately 45 minutes to an hour.
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