Title

Bell tower, Peter and Paul Cathedral, St Petersburg, Russia, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall

Caption

Bell tower, Peter and Paul Cathedral, St Petersburg, Russia, 2011. The cathedral, which was built between 1712 and 1733, stands within the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was designed by Domenico Trezzini. The 123 metre high bell tower is the tallest Orthodox bell tower in the world. The cathedral is the burial place of all the Russian Tsars from Peter I to Alexander III, and the remains of the murdered Nicholas II and his family were interred in the Romanov family crypt in 1998.

Date

2011

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Photo Collector

Reference

HRM19E66_416

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,2Mb (1,4Mb) / 12,5in x 18,7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings religious architecture country tower religion window cathedral church color colour st petersburg Christian Christianity spire entrance location century bell tower Russia Russian belfry outside 21st century 18th century Eighteenth Century Russian Orthodox TGN Rossiya Rep photograph Peter and Paul Cathedral Sankt Peterburg Domenico 2010s The Photo Collector Sheldon Marshall Marshall Sheldon Domenico Trezzini Trezzini Domenico Trezzini photograph