St Isaac's Cathedral

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Saint Isaac's Cathedral (Russian: Исаа́киевский собо́р) in Saint Petersburg, Russia is the largest cathedral in the city and was the largest church in Russia when it was built (101.5 meters high). It was dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great who had been born on the feast day of that saint.'

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