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⛪Russia 🇷🇺, Kazan Cathedral

🔶Kazan Cathedral is one of the largest churches in St. Petersburg. It was built on Nevsky Prospekt in 1801-1811. After the Patriotic War of 1812, it acquired the significance of a monument of Russian military glory. In 1813, the commander Kutuzov was buried here and the keys to the captured cities and other military trophies were placed. 
 
🔶In 1932, during the Soviet era, it was turned into a Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism. Since 2000 — the cathedral of the St. Petersburg Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.  
 
🔶The cathedral gave the name to Kazan Square, Kazan Street, Kazan Island in the Neva Delta and Kazan Bridge.
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