Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul

Located in the fortress of the same name and is how St. Petersburg got started--when Peter the Great decided he needed a seaport on the Baltic. Both Greats--Peter and Catherine--are interred here (the last picture). Orthodex churches have no pews. You either stand or kneel for the service. The royal "box" with the seal on velvet has no seat, either. Also, this is the first pulpit in an Orthodox churchRead more