Experts' Choice Award Kazan Cathedral
What the experts agree on
This neoclassical masterpiece mimics St. Peter's in Rome with its striking 76m dome and colonnade. Tsar Paul commissioned it before his assassination, and it's filled with sculptures of Russian saints and the venerated Our Lady of Kazan icon.
“The cathedral was named after the icon of Our Lady of Kazan, whose intriguing tale is the first item in church brochures.”
– Frommer's
Fodor's "The church abounds with sculpture and decoration, including statues of such sanctified Russian heroes as Grand Prince Vladimir." Full review
Lonely Planet "This neoclassical cathedral, partly modelled on St Peter’s in Rome, was commissioned by Tsar Paul shortly before he was murdered in a coup." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, inspired by St Peter's in Rome, boasts an impressive (76m) dome and a long semicircular colonnade on Nevsky Prospekt." Full review
Rough Guide "It's a pleasant stroll to Kazan Cathedral, the Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood and the Hermitage, home to one of the largest collections of art in the world"
National Geographic "I bypass Kazan Cathedral, a limestone colossus that was modeled on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and houses the crypt of Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, the commander who stood up to..."
