Show all images on one page	#002600 Title: Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan in St.Petersburg Artist: Mikhaleova Anzhela Size: 7.5x6.5x2.5 Size (inches): 3x2.5x1 Price : $900 SOLD!

This small oval box continues a series of works dedicated to St.-Petersburg created by Anzhela Mikhlyova from the village of Fedoskino. Each of her boxes is a little treasure, unique and collectable.
The box depicts a gorgeous view of the Kazansky Cathedral or Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, and the Kazansky Bridge. This impressive building was constructed between 1801 and 1811 by the architect A. Voronikhin. It was built to an enormous scale and has a magnificent stone colonnade, encircling a small garden and a central fountain. The cathedral was intended to be the country's main Orthodox Church. After the war of 1812 (during which Napoleon was defeated) the church became a monument to Russian victory. Captured enemy banners were put in the cathedral and the famous Russian Field Marshal M. Kutuzov, who won the most important campaign of 1812, was buried inside the church. The cathedral was named after the "miracle-making" icon of Our Lady of Kazan, which the church housed till the early 1930s. The Bolsheviks closed the cathedral for services in 1929, and from 1932 it housed the collections of the Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism, which displayed numerous pieces of religious art and served anti-religious propaganda purposes. In the 90-s the regular services were resumed in the cathedral and the museum of Religion was moved into another building not far from St. Isaac's square.
For this scene the artist has used two main colors