Founded in 1712, Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is St. Petersburg's oldest church – and it’s the tallest church in the historic part of the town as well, with its gilded spire reaching a ...

Petersburg, Russia — Protesters rallied in St. Petersburg on Saturday against plans by the city authorities to give a landmark cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church amid an increasingly ...

The cathedral is located in the Admiralteysky ... If you want to go up the colonnade for excellent views of St. Petersburg (a must, according to recent visitors), be prepared to climb 262 steps ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Locals in Russia's northern capital who oppose a government plan to hand control of the iconic St. Isaac's Cathedral over to the Russian Orthodox Church have vowed to ...

Hundreds of people surrounded St. Isaac's Cathedral amid competing protests over transferring the famed St. Petersburg building to the Russian Orthodox Church. The February 12 protest was the ...

MOSCOW, April 28. /TASS/. The status of the Patriarchal Cathedral that St Petersburg’s landmark Cathedral of St Isaac may get after its transfer to the administrative control of the Russian ...

Flush with canals and built around water – the city curves around the Gulf of Finland, and the Neva River runs through the city center – St. Petersburg is a planned city that originated with ...

In addition, the cathedral has St. Petersburg’s oldest icon -- the Holy Life-Giving Trinity painted in 1406. The cathedral is registered with UNESCO as a part of St. Petersburg's historic center.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 12. /TASS/. St. Petersburg will remain the owner of the St. Isaac’s Cathedral, one of the city’s landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage site, which will be handed over ...

Protesters rallied in St. Petersburg on Saturday against plans by the city authorities to give a landmark cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church amid an increasingly passionate debate over the ...