Pokrovsky Cathedral
Pokrovsky Cathedral is a church in Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia which is located on Красная улица. Pokrovsky Cathedral is situated nearby to the government office Дворец молодёжи, as well as near the park сквер Н.М. Терентьева.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: orthodox church in Gatchina, Russia
- Also known as: “Собор Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы”
- Address: Красная улица 1А, Гатчина
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Gatchina Palace and Priory Palace.
Great Gatchina Palace
Museum
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Gatchina Palace is a palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was built from 1766 to 1781 by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov, who was a favourite of Catherine the Great, in Gatchina, a suburb of the royal capital Saint Petersburg. Great Gatchina Palace is situated 780 metres west of Pokrovsky Cathedral.
Priory Palace
Museum
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Priory Palace is an original palace in the formerly royal town of Gatchina, Leningrad oblast, Northwest Russia, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. It was built in 1799 by the architect Nikolay Lvov on the shore of the Black Lake. Priory Palace is situated 660 metres south of Pokrovsky Cathedral.
Saint Paul Cathedral in Gatchina
Church
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Saint Paul Cathedral in Gatchina is a church, which is situated 460 metres east of Pokrovsky Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatchina and Bolshaya Zagvozdka.
Gatchina
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gatchina is the biggest city, and also the center, of Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast. Its population is 92815.
Pokrovsky Cathedral
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox cathedral, architectural landmark, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
59.5642° or 59° 33′ 51″ northLongitude
30.12181° or 30° 7′ 19″ eastOpen location code
9GFGH47C+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 62365503OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q14187
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Pokrovsky Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pokrovskiy sobor”
- French: “cathédrale St Basil”
- French: “Cathédrale St Basil”
- German: “Basiliuskathedrale Gattschina”
- Polish: “Sobór Opieki Matki Bożej w Gatczynie”
- Russian: “Покровский собор”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Basilio”
- Ukrainian: “Покровський собор”
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