St. Vladimir's Cathedral is an Orthodox church in Sevastopol which was built in the aftermath of the Crimean War as a memorial to the heroes of the Siege of Sevastopol.
The Admirals' Burial Vault in Sevastopol
Nakhimov's tomb
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Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov was a Russian admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy known for his victory in the Battle of Sinop and his leadership in the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
St. Vladimir's Cathedral, Sevastopol
…Taurica as was initially intended. The church contains the tombs of Lazarev and three of his disciples – Vladimir Kornilov, Vladimir Istomin and Pavel Nakhimov – who died during the siege. The architecture of the church is Neo-Byzantine. The original design was submitted by Konstantin Thon for the Chersonesus…
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Nakhimov on a 1952 Soviet stamp
Memorial of where Nakhimov got his lethal wound
Painting of Pavel Nakhimov, by Georg Wilhelm Timm