St. Isaac's Cathedral was originall

St. Isaac's Cathedral was originally the city's main church and the largest cathedral in Russia. It was built between 1818 and 1858, by the French-born architect Auguste Montferrand, to be one of the most impressive landmarks of the Russian Imperial capital. One hundred and eighty years later the gilded dome of St. Isaac's still dominates the skyline of St. Petersburg. Although the cathedral is considerably smaller than the newly rebuilt Church of Christ the Savior in Moscow, it boasts much more impressive fades and interiors.
The cathedral's facades are decorated with sculptures and massive granite columns (made of single pieces of red granite), while the interior is adorned with incredibly detailed mosaic icons, paintings and columns made of malachite and lapis lazuli. A large, brightly colored stained glass window of the "Resurrected Christ" takes pride of place inside the main altar. The church, designed to accommodate 14,000 standing worshipers, was closed in the early 1930s and reopened as a museum. Today, church services are held here only on major ecclesiastical occasions.
Foreign visitors should buy entrance tickets just inside the right-hand door in the southern facade (not at the street-level ticket booth). We also recommend that you climb the 300 steps up to the cathedral's colonnade, and enjoy the magnificent views over the city.

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Katedral St. Isaac awalnya gereja utama kota dan katedral terbesar di Rusia. Dibangun antara 1818 dan 1858, oleh arsitek kelahiran Prancis Auguste Montferrand, menjadi salah satu landmark yang paling mengesankan dari ibukota Kekaisaran Rusia. Seratus delapan puluh tahun kemudian kubah berlapis emas dari St. Isaac masih mendominasi skyline St Petersburg. Meskipun katedral jauh lebih kecil dari Gereja baru dibangun kembali Kristus Juruselamat di Moskow, ia menawarkan jauh lebih mengesankan memudar dan interior.
Fasad Katedral yang dihiasi dengan patung-patung dan kolom granit besar (yang terbuat dari potongan tunggal dari granit merah), sedangkan interior dihiasi dengan sangat rinci ikon mosaik, lukisan dan kolom yang terbuat dari perunggu dan lapis lazuli. Sebuah besar, berwarna cerah jendela kaca patri dari "Bangkit Kristus" bangga tempat di dalam altar utama. Gereja, dirancang untuk mengakomodasi 14.000 jamaah berdiri, ditutup pada awal 1930-an dan dibuka kembali sebagai museum. Hari ini, pelayanan gereja diadakan di sini hanya pada kesempatan gerejawi utama.
Pengunjung asing harus membeli tiket masuk hanya di dalam pintu kanan di fasad selatan (tidak di bilik tiket jalan-level). Kami juga menyarankan Anda menaiki 300 anak tangga hingga barisan tiang katedral, dan menikmati pemandangan indah di atas kota.