• The Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  • Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is less ornate than some of the much larger Russian Orthodox churches located in St. Petersburg.
  • In the eastern part of the building, you can see a fresco by the artist Titov, which depicts the apostles Peter and Paul standing in front of Jesus Christ.
  • Peter and Paul Cathedral is a hall church, with nave and side aisles of approximately equal height, united under a single immense roof.
  • The interior of the Peter and Paul Cathedral is harmonious in a combination of colors and elegantly decorated in an eclectic style.
  • The exquisite brilliant outline of Peter and Paul Cathedral is an image of St Petersburg that is not difficult to perceive.
  • Consecrated on 29 June 1733, SS Peter and Paul Cathedral is dedicated to saints Peter and Paul, the former being the city’s patron saint.
  • Although a cathedral because of its importance, the Peter and Paul Cathedral is nowhere near the size of other cathedrals this writer has visited.
  • Despite all its opulence, the Peter and Paul Cathedral is best known as the last resting place of the tsars.
  • Within the fortress Trezzini’s design of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, begun in June 1712...