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St Petersburg Sights

Nikolsky Cathedral

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  • Address
    • Nikolskaya pl 1/3
  • Transport
    • Sadovaya/Sennaya Pl
  • Price
    • admission free
  • Hours
    • 9am-7pm

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Lonely Planet review for Nikolsky Cathedral

Its picture-perfect canalside setting, baroque spires and golden domes make the ice-blue Nikolsky Cathedral, just south of the Mariinsky Theatre, one of the city’s best-loved churches. Nicknamed the Sailor’s Church (Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors), it contains many 18th-century icons and a finely carved wooden iconostasis. A graceful bell tower overlooks the canal, which is crossed by the Staro-Nikolsky most (from this bridge, you can see at least seven bridges, more than from any other spot in the city).

 

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