ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A fire raged through a 19th century cathedral in this former imperial capital Friday, collapsing the main rooftop dome and sending clerics scurrying to save treasured icons.

St. Isaac's Cathedral is ranked #3 out of 18 things to do in St. Petersburg. See pictures and our review of St. Isaac's Cathedral.

St. Isaac’s Cathedral is one of the most impressive buildings in St. Petersburg, Russia's grand second city that was the country's Europe-facing capital for more than 200 years.

Russia’s last tsar was killed by revolutionary firing squad in 1918, along with his wife and five children. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Activists in St. Petersburg have protested the decision of the Russian city's government to hand over the landmark St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church.

In addition, the cathedral has St. Petersburg’s oldest icon -- the Holy Life-Giving Trinity painted in 1406. The cathedral is registered with UNESCO as a part of St. Petersburg's historic center. 6.

PETERSBURG, Russia -- Locals in Russia's northern capital who oppose a government plan to hand control of the iconic St. Isaac's Cathedral over to the Russian Orthodox Church have vowed to ...

MOSCOW, April 28. /TASS/. The status of the Patriarchal Cathedral that St Petersburg’s landmark Cathedral of St Isaac may get after its transfer to the administrative control of the Russian ...

The director of a museums' association has urged the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church to recall its bid to take control of St. Petersburg's landmark cathedral, a move that has inflamed ...

ST. PETERSBURG, January 11. /TASS/. The handover of the St. Isaac’s Cathedral museum, one of St. Petersburg's landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage site, to the Russian Orthodox Church, may take ...