- Built between 1770 and 1790, Kazan Cathedral was built in the Empire style and is a grand architecture symbolizing the power and wealth of the Russian Empire.
- Tsar Paul I thought of building the Kazan Cathedral on the spot where the old Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin had stood.
- Sitting majestically on Nevsky Prospect, Saint Petersburg's Kazan Cathedral is an impressive building reminiscent of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
- Built in a relatively short time, Kazan Cathedral quickly became one of the symbols of the architecture of the Northern capital of Russia.
- Kazan Cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals dedicated to Our Lady Of Kazan, in Moscow, Russia.
- The Cathedral of the Icon of the Virgin of Kazan, one of the great masterpieces of Russian Classicism, is among the largest places of worship in Russia.
- The cathedral was named after the icon of Our Lady of Kazan, whose intriguing tale is the first item in church brochures.
- Kazan Cathedral (Saint Petersburg). Kazansky Ploshchad 2 Tel. 571- 4826 314- 5856 Subway: Nevsky Prospekt Bus: 3, 7 Trolleybus: 1, 5, 7, 10, 22.
- The cathedral was named after the "miracle-making" icon of Our Lady of Kazan, which the church housed till the early 1930s.