Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

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Russian Orthodox church cathedral landmark mausoleum

Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg is a landmark Russian Orthodox church and historic mausoleum of the Russian emperors from the House of Romanov.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox church → cathedral → landmark → mausoleum →
architect	Domenico Trezzini →
architecturalStyle	Petrine Baroque →
associatedWith	Peter the Great’s founding of Saint Petersburg →
burialPlaceOf	Alexander I of Russia → Alexander II of Russia → Alexander III of Russia → Catherine I of Russia → Catherine II of Russia → Empress Elizabeth of Russia → Nicholas I of Russia → Nicholas II of Russia → Paul I of Russia → Peter III of Russia → Peter the Great → members of the House of Romanov →
cityFounderBuried	Peter the Great →
completionDate	1733 →
consecrationYear	1733 →
constructionStartDate	1712 →
country	Russia →
dedicatedTo	Saint Paul → Saint Peter →
denomination	Russian Orthodox →
diocese	Diocese of Saint Petersburg →
function	cathedral church → imperial mausoleum →
governingBody	State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg →
hasFeature	carillon in the bell tower → iconostasis in Baroque style →
hasSpire	golden spire with angel holding a cross →
height	about 122.5 metres →
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments" →
historicalEra	early 18th century →
locatedIn	Peter and Paul Fortress → Saint Petersburg →
locatedOn	Zayachy Island →
partOf	Peter and Paul Fortress complex →
religion	Russian Orthodox Church →
replaced	earlier wooden church on the site →
significance	main necropolis of Russian emperors from the House of Romanov →
tallestBuildingIn	Saint Petersburg (for much of the 18th–19th centuries) →
touristAttraction	major tourist attraction in Saint Petersburg →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1990 →
usedAs	museum →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander I of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Alexander II of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Alexander III of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Anna of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Catherine I of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Catherine II of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Elizabeth of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Empress Alexandra Feodorovna → House of Romanov → Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Maria Nikolaevna of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (reburial of Romanov remains)") → Marta Helena Skowrońska → Nicholas I of Russia → Nicholas II of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Olga Nikolaevna of Russia → Olga Nikolaevna of Russia ("Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Romanov family vault") → Paul I of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Peter II of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Peter III of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Peter the Great ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") → Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer → Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (reinterred remains)") →	burialPlace
Mint Building ("Peter and Paul Cathedral (nearby landmark)") →	associatedWith
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia →	baptismPlace
Peter and Paul Fortress ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") →	hasPart
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia ("Peter and Paul Cathedral") →	placeOfBurial