4. The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
of the Izmailovsky Life-Guards Regiment




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Built in 1828-1835, upon a decree of Emperor Nicholas I, patron of the Izmailovsky Life-Guards Regiment, to Vasily Starov's design.

In 1938 the cathedral was closed. In 1990, it has been returned to the Russian Orthodox Church.




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Photos by Boris Kuznetsov.

Scanned and designed by Ivan Kanivets.

Last modification June, 23, 1997.