Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. 1913

The symbol of the revival of the spirituality of the Russian fleet. Kronstadt Naval Cathedral in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. "This is a temple of the hearts of military sailors, it was built in memory of the victims." The Naval Cathedral is made in the same style as the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople to emphasize the connection between the Russian Empire and Byzantium. "The spiritual connection between Constantinople and Moscow, Jerusalem and Moscow is preserved. And this temple is, among other things, a monument to the pan-Orthodox unity of the Greeks and Slavs, united by a single Orthodox Church" (His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia)