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Kazan Cathedral
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| The Kazan cathedral was built on the project Voronikhin in 1801 – 1811. It is the main orthodox temple of Saint Petersburg. The immense colonnade of cathedral leaves to Nevsky Prospekt
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| It covers in a semicircle area, on which are located the monuments to the heroes of war
with Napoleon M. Kutuzov and M. Barklay De Tolli. Cathedral was the memorial of the war 1812.
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| In it the numerous trophies were placed: 107 banners and standards, keys from 8 fortresses and 17 cities,
marshal Davout's staff. In 1813 in the cathedral the fieldmarshal M. Kutuzov was buried.
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