Kazan Cathedral

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Russian Orthodox church cathedral landmark

Kazan Cathedral is a prominent Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its grand neoclassical colonnade and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.

Aliases (2)

Kazansky Cathedral ×2
Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox church → cathedral → landmark →
architect	Andrey Voronikhin →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture →
commemorates	victory over Napoleon in the Patriotic War of 1812 →
completionDate	1811 →
constructionStartDate	1801 →
country	Russia →
dedicatedTo	Theotokos of Kazan →
denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy →
hasAltar	main altar with icon of Our Lady of Kazan →
hasBurial	Mikhail Kutuzov →
hasDomeType	single large central dome →
hasFacadeOrientation	south towards Nevsky Prospekt →
hasFeature	central dome → grand colonnade → semi-circular colonnade →
hasFunction	architectural monument → pilgrimage site → place of worship →
hasInteriorFeature	marble columns → mosaics → rich iconostasis →
hasMonument	monument to Barclay de Tolly → monument to Mikhail Kutuzov →
hasRelic	icon of Our Lady of Kazan (copy) →
hasStatus	active cathedral →
height	about 71.5 metres →
heritageDesignation	cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia →
inception	early 19th century →
inspiredBy	St. Peter's Basilica colonnade →
isMajorLandmarkOf	Saint Petersburg →
isSeatOf	Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga (historically) →
languageOfLiturgicalUse	Church Slavonic →
locatedIn	Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg →
locatedInCity	Saint Petersburg →
locatedOn	Nevsky Prospekt →
material	stone →
namedAfter	Our Lady of Kazan →
numberOfColumns	96 →
partOf	historic centre of Saint Petersburg →
reconsecratedAs	cathedral church after Soviet period →
religiousAffiliation	Russian Orthodox Church →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedAs	cathedral church → museum →
wasUsedAs	Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nevsky Prospekt ("Kazansky Cathedral") → St. Petersburg →	hasLandmark
Dom Knigi bookstore ("Kazansky Cathedral") → Singer House →	hasViewOf
Griboyedov Canal → Singer House →	locatedNear
Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg →	contains
Our Lady of Kazan ("Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg") →	hasCopyIn
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments →	hasPart