Old Trinity Cathedral

[1] It was one of the city's most cherished monuments until the Soviets ordered its destruction in 1933.

[1] The site on the Neva River bank is commemorated by a chapel.

The diminutive church was built in 1743–46 as a copy of the simple wooden building commissioned by Peter the Great in 1709, with a bell/clocktower dating from 1713.

Despite its small size, the Russian Orthodox Church considered it the main cathedral in the city, second only to St.

[1] In 1913, after a fire gutted the dilapidated structure, plans for a larger church building on the site were blocked by a group of history enthusiasts.