Peter and Paul Cathedral Petersburg photo copyrighted by: Galen R. Frysinger In 1766, Catherine II ordered the rebuilding of the bell
tower to the exact specifications of the previous bell tower. Work on the new tower was completed in 1776.
peter and paul cathedral is intimately linked to both
the history of the city
and to the Romanov dynasty, as it is home to the graves
of nearly all the rulers of Russia since Peter the Great.
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