Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin
Kazan Kremlin, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Christianity
The oldest surviving Orthodox architectural monument in Kazan, standing within the Kazan Kremlin.
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Kul Sharif Mosque
Kazan Kremlin, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Islam
A monumental mosque in the Kazan Kremlin and one of the most prominent Islamic landmarks in Russia.
Grand Choral Synagogue of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, Russia Judaism
One of Russia’s most important historic synagogues and the religious centre of the Jewish community of Saint Petersburg.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
The historic cathedral of the Peter and Paul Fortress and the principal imperial burial church of the Romanov dynasty.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
A landmark memorial church built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded in 1881.
St. Isaac’s Cathedral
Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
A monumental 19th-century cathedral and one of Saint Petersburg’s defining religious landmarks.
Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
A major active Orthodox cathedral built to house a revered copy of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
Saint Petersburg’s principal Orthodox monastery and a major pilgrimage centre for the relics of St. Alexander Nevsky.
New Jerusalem Monastery
Istra, Moscow Oblast, Russia Christianity
A major monastery near Moscow founded by Patriarch Nikon to evoke the sacred geography of Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Moscow
Moscow, Russia Christianity
The principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Moscow, completed in 1911 and restored after Soviet-era closure.
Moscow Cathedral Mosque
Moscow, Russia Islam
Moscow’s principal cathedral mosque, with a history dating to 1904 and a major reconstruction completed in 2015.
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Moscow, Russia Christianity
A UNESCO-listed 1532 church built at Kolomenskoye to celebrate the birth of the future Tsar Ivan IV.