The construction of St. Isaac's Cathedral was ordered by Alexander I ... reported spending seven hours touring the grounds. If you plan to spend a considerable amount of time admiring the works ...

The plans by the St. Petersburg government to hand over St. Isaac’s Cathedral to the Orthodox Church have stirred up public controversy MOSCOW, January 26. /TASS/. St. Isaac’s Cathedral ...

An unusual thing happened on a frigid winter’s ... St. Petersburg in recent months in response to a government plan to take the cathedral away from the state museum that has managed St. Isaac ...

Hundreds of people surrounded St. Isaac's Cathedral ... will emphasize the cathedral's religious aspects, at the expense of its cultural importance. But supporters of the plan insist that the ...

St. Isaac’s Cathedral ... cathedral in the world but an important tourist spot in the city, drawing almost 2.3 million visitors last year. Yet despite its heritage, recently announced plans ...

Vladimir Astapkovich/RIA Novosti St. Petersburg's largest cathedral will be returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1928, St. Isaac's became a museum, and its first exhibition was about the ...