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The Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul is the oldest church in St. Petersburg, and also the second-tallest building in the city (after the television tower). It ...
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The Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul is the oldest church in St. Petersburg, and also the second-tallest building in the city (after the television tower). It is intimately linked to both the history of the city and to the Romanov dynasty, as it is home to the graves of nearly all the rulers of Russia since Peter the Great.
Work began on the first, wooden church to be erected on the site just one month after St. Petersburg was officially founded, and the church was consecrated on April 1, 1704. In 1712, the current, stone Peter and Paul Cathedral started to be built. This one took slightly longer to build - 20 years, in fact - and was consecrated on June 29, 1733.
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