The Smolny Cathedral in St-Petersburg. Once the tallest building in Russia, it is considered to be one of the architectural masterpieces of the Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli

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1. If he only knew how his name sounds in Russian.

   Absolutely beautiful cathedral though.

2. It looks quite cheap vulgar… like trying too much.

   Russia and one of its attempts to look western

3. People from all over Salisbury visit this to see its impressive spire.

4. I went up the tower and the stairs were fine. Just the last one goes free through the open space inside and I‘m pretty acrophobic. Got me some sore legs. 😀

5. looks a bit like a cake covered in sugar icing

6. Doesn’t look that smol.

7. Beautiful