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135: View of St Isaac's Cathedral from the roof of the Winter Palace
   
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The dome of St Isaac's Cathedral
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Sculpture on the roof of the Winter Palace
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St Isaac's Cathedral, one of the most majestic buildings in St Petersburg, was constructed to the design of Auguste Montferrand in the mid-19th century. The upper part of the cathedral, crowned with the huge dome that is covered with noble lack-lustre gilt, rises above the surrounding structures and is well seen from the Winter Palace's roof. On the left side of the Admiralty building are the trees of the Alexander Park which is spreading to Senate Square.

 

 

 

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