The Sacral Architectural Dominants at Saint Petersburg of the Late 18th Century: the Cathedral of Catherine II and the Castle of Paul I

The connection of St. Michael’s Castle as an imperial residence with the medieval European image of a fortress-church and with the legend about the Archangel Michael’s appearance indicates that Paul I opposed this new architectural expression of Russian absolutism to the construction of architectura...

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Main Author: Nikolai I. Petrov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russian Orthodox Church. Ekaterinburg Theological Seminary of the Ekaterinburg Eparchy 2023-03-01
Series:Вестник Екатеринбургской духовной семинарии
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Online Access:https://epds.ru/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/7_N41-2023_Petrov.pdf