Trinity Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Trinity Cathedral
Собор Святой Живоначальной Троицы лейб-гвардии Измайловского полка
The cathedral in June 2017
Location	Saint Petersburg
Country	Russia
Denomination	Russian Orthodox
Website	www.izm.orthodoxy.ru
History
Consecrated	1835
Architecture
Architect(s)	Vasily Stasov
Style	Russian Neoclassical
Years built	1828–1835
Specifications
Capacity	3,000 worshippers[1] 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft) (area)[1]
Length	75 metres (246 ft)
Width	75 metres (246 ft)
Height	80 metres (260 ft) (top cross)[1]
Dome height (outer)	71 metres (233 ft) [2]
Dome diameter (outer)	30 metres (98 ft)
Administration
Metropolis	Saint Petersburg

The Trinity Cathedral (Russian: Троицкий собор, Troitsky sobor; Russian: Троице-Измайловский соборTroitse-Izmailovsky sobor), sometimes called the Troitsky Cathedral, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is a formerly Russian Imperial Army Izmaylovskiy regiment Russian Orthodox church, an architectural landmark - a late example of the Empire style, built between 1828 and 1835 to a design by Vasily Stasov. It is located due south of the Admiralty on Izmaylovskiy Prospekt, not far from the Tekhnologichesky Institut Metro station.

The cathedral, which can accommodate up to 3,000 visitors, has only recently begun to be restored to its pre-Revolutionary splendor after years of neglect. In honor of the victory in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878, when the Russians liberated Bulgaria from the Ottoman domination, a memorial column was constructed in front of the northern facade of the cathedral in 1886. The cathedral became a part of the Saint Petersburg World Heritage Site in 1990.^[3]

On August 25, 2006, with reconstruction work underway, the main dome of the cathedral collapsed after a fire, as did one of the smaller domes.^{[citation needed]} The cathedral was restored and reopened in 2010.