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Plaque showing Peter I and his
sailing boat on wall of the Pokrovski Cathedral. Peter found a sailing boat the
the English had given to Tsar Ivan IV. The tsar had given it to the Romanovs
who left it in a shed on the estate at Izmailovo. Peter arranged for his Dutch
friend to fix it and to teach him to sail. This was the 'grandfather' of the
Russian navy.
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Plaque with description of the
Pokrovski (Intercession of the Blessed Virgin) Cathedral, 1671-79, built by
Kostroma builders led by master Ivan Kuznechik of stone to take the place of a
wooden shatrovski (tent) church on the Romanov estate at Izmailovo.
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Entrance to the cathedral. It is
57 meters high. The cathedral was built by Tsar Feodor Alekseivich and
dedicated by Patriarch Yoakim on 30 Sept 1679.
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Detail of rear of the cathedral.
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Detail of window of the
cathedral.
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Detail of domes on top the
cathedral.
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Tower of a bridge built to enable
Romanovs to cross the lake on their Izmailovo estate.
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Close up of rear of cathedral
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The bridge tower at sunrise.
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Dome of the Pokrovski Cathedral
on the Romanov estate at Izmailovo
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Entrance of the Pokrovski
Cathedral on Romanov Estate. The estate is a short walk from the Izmailovo
metro and hotel. It is in a lovely park near the famous outdoor flea market.
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Pokrovski Cathedral on Romanov
Estate at Izmailovo.
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Pokrovski Cathedral on Romanov
Izmailovo Estate.
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Entrance to the Pokrovski
Cathedral.
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Domes of the Pokrovski Cathedral
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View of the Pokrovski Cathedral
dome in the Izmailovo estate
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Double headed eagle, Imperial
insignia at Pokrovski Cathedral.
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Icon of Our Saviour on the wall
of the Pokrovski Cathedral.
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George Gordon made this photo of
the Pokrovski cathedral in Izmailovo estate from upper floor of the Izmailvo
hotel one cold winter day. Note how two wings were added to the cathedral
structure during the Crimean war as military hospitals.
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The Pokrovski cathedral at
Izmailov lite by the late afternoon sun.
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