Church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

The church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God or, as it is also called, the Kazan Cathedral Sobor is one of the largest churches in St. Petersburg, which is built in the Empire style. The temple was built in 1801-1811 on Nevsky Prospect. The project of this work of construction art was developed by the then famous architect A. N. Voronikhin. The purpose of the construction of the temple is to preserve the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Kazan.

In 1812, after the Patriotic War, the temple began to be perceived as a monument of Russian military glory. In 1813, under the walls of the church, the famous commander M. I. Kutuzov was buried with many military trophies and with keys to the cities he conquered.

In 1932 the temple was turned into the Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism, since 1991 the Church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God became a functioning church and for several years there was an exposition of the museum on its territory.