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St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral consists of two separate churches. The Saint Nicholas Church is located at ground level, while the Epiphany Church is on the floor above. The altar of the upper church was consecrated in the presence of
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Late Baroque cathedral of St. Nicolas in Saint Petersburg, Savva Ivanovich Chevakinsky's work on the break of epochs
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In 1908 the Tsushima obelisk was erected in the garden in front of the church in memory of those killed at
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Późnobarokowy sobór św. Mikołaja w Sankt Petersburgu, dzieło Sawwy Iwanowicza Czewakińskiego na styku epok
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In the upper church there are numerous memorial plaques for the crews of the sunken Soviet
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and is crowned by five gilded domes. The church can accommodate up to 5,000 people.
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St. Nicholas Cathedral is a major example of the so-called Elizabethan or
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Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg
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Nikolsky Naval Cathedral and other marine churches of Saint Petersburg
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The marine regimental church was built on the bank of the
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St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral, Karosta
Kronstadt Naval Cathedral
Naval Cathedral (disambiguation)

Baroque
Orthodox
Central Saint Petersburg
Russian Navy
Russian Revolution
submarines
K-278 Komsomolets
K-141 Kursk
Kryukov Canal
Savva Chevakinsky
Saint Nicholas
Epiphany
Catherine the Great
Battle of Tsushima
Rastrellieqsque Baroque
Corinthian columns
stucco architraves
entablement
A postcard from the 1890s
A painting of the cathedral's interior, 1843
The facade in 2013
The lower church in 2017
List of largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings
ISBN
5-93437-163-0
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