- The Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- After the settlement of the spire of 40 meters high, Peter and Paul Cathedral was the tallest building in the city for almost 300 years.
- It is the burial place of many Russian Emperors and Empresses. The cathedral is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and has a neoclassical design.
- Until the middle of the 19th century, the Peter and Paul Cathedral served as a cathedral church, and then it was assigned to the court department.
- The stone Peter and Paul Cathedral was laid on May 30 (June 10), 1712 on the site of a wooden church. The construction of the cathedral was completed in 1733.
- The Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul, the oldest church in St. Petersburg, is located within the Peter and Paul Fortress on an island near the northern bank of the Neva River.
- The Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul is the oldest church in St. Petersburg, and also the second-tallest building in the city (after the television tower).
- Saints Peter and Paul’s Cathedral, the resting place of the Romanov tsars, within Peter and Paul Fortress, the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia.
- But the center of the fortress - and of the city - will forever remain the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, crowned by a golden spire and a guardian angel.
- Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is less ornate than some of the much larger Russian Orthodox churches located in St. Petersburg.
