Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Kazan

Coordinates: 55°47′37″N 49°06′48″E / 55.7936111211°N 49.1132055656°E / 55.7936111211; 49.1132055656
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Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Kazan

Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral (Petropavlovsky Cathedral, Russian: Петропавловский собор) is a Russian Orthodox church in Kazan (Tatarstan). It is one of the most famous churches in Naryshkin Baroque.

The temple is consecrated in honour of heavenly Tsar Peter I of Russia patron.

Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is built in 1722. Constructing were operated merchant Ivan Afanasievich Mikhlyaev the head imperial factories in Kazan. Most likely, oriental-like cathedral and its bell tower were constructed by in common Moscow and Kazan masters.

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55°47′37″N 49°06′48″E / 55.7936111211°N 49.1132055656°E / 55.7936111211; 49.1132055656