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10+ Interesting Facts About Saint Petersburg
St. Isaac’s Cathedral is plainly noticeable from the air. Strangely, that saved it from being bombarded
St. Isaac’s Cathedral is the fourth biggest on the planet (by the volume under the vault). This saved it from obliteration during WWII, since it is accepted the Nazi soldiers involved its grandiose vault as a source of perspective point for locating. Maybe consequently, significant gallery assets that couldn’t be cleared in time were put away not too far off in that frame of mind of St. Isaac’s Cathedral.