Churches & Cathedrals in Russia

The iconic symbol of Russia, St. Basil's features nine chapels topped by colorful onion domes, each unique in design and color. Built by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan, legend claims the Tsar blinded the architects so they could never create anything so beautiful again.

Built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881, this Russian Revival church features over 7,500 square meters of mosaics — more than any other church in the world. Its colorful onion domes rival St. Basil's.

Built entirely of wood without a single nail, this church features 22 onion domes covered in aspen shingles. Standing on an island in Lake Onega, it is considered the crowning glory of Russian wooden architecture.

The tallest Orthodox church in the world at 103 meters. Originally built to commemorate Russia's victory over Napoleon, it was demolished by Stalin in 1931 and rebuilt in the 1990s as a symbol of Russia's religious renewal.

This white-stone cathedral contains frescoes by Andrei Rublev, the greatest icon painter in Russian history. It served as the model for the cathedral of the same name in the Moscow Kremlin.