ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1980
Oblast: Pravoslavlje
Jezik: Srpski
Autor: Strani

St. Isaac`s Cathedral, Leningrad
compiled and introduced by Georgy Butikov
translated from the Russian by David and Judith Andrews


Leningrad : Aurora Art Publishers, 1980. godine na 163. strane, u tvrdom povezu, bogato ilustrovano.


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Saint Isaac`s Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor (Russian: Исаа́киевский Собо́р) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral (sobor) in the city. It is the largest orthodox basilica and the fourth largest (by the volume under the cupola) cathedral in the world.[5] It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that saint.

The church on St Isaac`s Square was ordered by Tsar Alexander I, to replace an earlier structure by Vincenzo Brenna, and was the fourth consecutive church standing at this place.[6] A specially appointed commission examined several designs, including that of the French-born architect Auguste de Montferrand (1786–1858), who had studied in the atelier of Napoleon`s designer, Charles Percier. Montferrand`s design was criticised by some members of the commission for the dry and allegedly boring rhythm of its four identical pedimented octastyle porticos. It was also suggested that despite gigantic dimensions, the edifice would look squat and not very impressive. The members of the commission, which consisted of well-known Russian architects, were also particularly concerned by necessity to build a new huge building on the old unsecure foundation. The emperor, who favoured the ponderous Empire style of architecture, had to step in and solve the dispute in Montferrand`s favour.

The cathedral took 40 years to construct, under Montferrand`s direction, from 1818 to 1858.[6] The building of the cathedral took so long, that it left an idiom to Finnish language: rakentaa kuin Iisakinkirkkoa (To build church of Isaac) when speaking of long-term construction projects.