Not far from the same embankment of the Fontanka River there is another magnificent cathedral - the Trinity-Izmailovo Cathedral (Trinity Cathedral). Until the construction of this cathedral in this place in 1733 there was a marching-tent temple of the Life Guards of the Izmaylovo Regiment, installed and moved depending on the location of the Izmailovsky Regiment itself. In 1754 a wooden church was built and all services were held in it until the time when the temple was destroyed the flood of 1824.
Today the cathedral acquired its present appearance, thanks to the project of the architect Vasily Petrovich Stasov, who, with the support of Metropolitan Seraphim in 1828, laid the foundation for the temple. This temple was built on personal money of Emperor Nicholas the First and some state funds. Construction lasted four years.
In 1835, the Metropolitan of Moscow Philaret consecrated the temple. Since then, the Trinity Cathedral has become a permanent church in St. Petersburg. In the Soviet years, government tried to be closed and demolish the temple, but the faithful people defended the temple.
But there were tragic events in the fate of the temple. In 2006, during the restoration of the dome of the temple, fire occurred and the dome was destroyed by fire.
Many people from all over the world donated money to restore the temple's dome. Pope Benedict 16th donated 10 thousand euro from his personal resources, the St. Petersburg government allocated about 2 million dollars, and ordinary people carried their money as a contribution to the restoration of the temple.
Restoration lasted about eight years and was completed by early 2017.
The dome was not only restored, but it is even more beautiful.
We met with you another beautiful architectural structure of St. Petersburg - the Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral. Thank you and look forward to new walks around the city.