Uspenski Cathedral
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Uspenski Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, and main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. Its name c
Catedral Uspenski, Helsinki, Finlandia, 2012 08 14, DD 03
Winter Day at Helsinki Market Square, sketch by Albert Edelfelt in 1889
The cathedral in 1890–1900
The cathedral and the harbor in 1890–1900
Battle of Bomarsund
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The Battle of Bomarsund, in August 1854, took place during the Åland War, which was part of the Crimean War, when an Anglo-French expeditionary force besieged, captured, and subsequently destroyed a R
Uspenski Cathedral
…architect Ivan Varnek. It was inaugurated on 25 October 1868. Used in construction of the cathedral, 700 000 bricks were brought over in barges from the Bomarsund Fortress that had been demolished in the Crimean War. The iconostasis is painted by Pavel S. Shiltsov. Based on the wishes of Alexander II, the church was…
A painting of the battle by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio
Computer generated image of Bomarsund. Note: the roads and bridge are modern and not from 1854.
Attack on Bomarsund.
A part of the ruins