St.Nicholas Cathedral is located on the banks of the Krykov Canal in the western part of central St.Petersburg.
It is a magnificent monument of Baroque style. It has been associated with the Russian Navy. By order of Catherine II the temple was presented with 10 images in honor of the victories of the Russian fleet in the battles with the Swedes and the Turks. Since then, many famous people made gifts to the temple: composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, poetess Anna Akhmatova and others.
