Kazan Cathedral

The Kazan Cathedral is situated on Kazansky Square in Saint Pyotrsburg. It was built between 1801 and 1811 according to architect Andrey Voronikhin's design. The church is known for housing military trophies from 1812 and a revered copy of the icon of Our Lady of Kazan. There is a monument to Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, who was buried after the War of 1812 here. The cathedral was made of domestic stone and was the tallest building in the city at the beginning of the XIX century. Today it houses the Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism, as well as serves as the seat of the Saint Pyotrsburg diocese. The building features a unique colonnade consisting of 96 Corinthian columns.