Postcard Perfect: Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia

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One of the largest churches in St. Petersburg and was built in 1801.  It is also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, probably the most venerated icon in Russia.

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One Response to Postcard Perfect: Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia

  1. I think Russia is a country filled with so many beautiful cathedrals and old churches which I think is kinda ironic knowing that it is a communist country.

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