Naval St. Nicholas Cathedral (Kronstadt)

The St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt, located on Anchor Square, was built according to the design of Vasily Kosyakov, whose brother Georgy was responsible for the interiors and decoration. Architecturally, the building repeats the structure of the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople, featuring a pendentive square with a side of 24 meters and a height of 52 meters up to the base of the main dome. Paintings by M. M. Vasilyev, executed in fresco techniques and mosaic imitation, decorate the altar, the sails, and the choir vaults. The internal equipment of the temple included independent central heating, a dust removal system, and five thousand light bulbs for illumination, and in 2011, 14 bells, including a main one weighing 17 tons, were cast for it in Voronezh.