Pssssst. . .
Wanna hear a secret?
The churches here in St. Petersburg are amazing!
Really and truly amazing. And maybe even a little . . . over the top!
Sometimes, it's hard to decide whether they're more impressive from the outside. . .
or the inside.
And, yeah. People get real excited about the whole "spilled blood" thing. . . but take our own digs here. . . at St. Isaac's Cathedral . . .
The biggest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city! Why . . . just look at that dome!
And inside?
Why. . . there's no denying it's BEA. . .
YOO . . .
TIFUL!
You know the icons? Yeah. . . those big guys . . . hanging on the wall?
I hear some people think they're paintings! You and I know, though. . . that they're all mosaics! Millions and millions of tiny little tiles. Just like this guy . . .
From the floor. . .
to the ceiling. . .
We are FABULOUS!
The word "stunning" is not strong enough to evoke the wonder the cathedral, the mosaics, the roof, and shear size of it all!
Posted by: margene | 07/20/2012 at 08:20 AM
Unbelievable! You're making me want to go now! :-)
Posted by: Patty | 07/20/2012 at 08:59 AM
That architecture is really stunning. Oh geez, I just read Margene's comment and she said the same thing. Great minds!
Posted by: Carole | 07/20/2012 at 02:51 PM
Oh, honey, there's no over the top when you're talking Russian Orthodox. *L*
Posted by: Cookie | 07/20/2012 at 05:31 PM
Wow. Jaw-dropping. And I can hardly imagine how long it must have taken to build them.
Posted by: Marilyn | 07/21/2012 at 09:30 AM