St Isaac Cathedral Metal Print

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Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg,Russia is the largest Russian Orthodox Cathedral in the city. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who was born on the feast day of that saint. The cathedral took 40 years to construct, under Montferrand's direction, from 1818 to 1858. Under the Soviet government, the building was stripped of religious trappings. In 1931, it was turned into the Anti-religious Museum. The dove sculpture was removed, and replaced by a Foucault pendulum. On April 12, 1931, the first public demonstration of the Foucault pendulum was held to visualize Copernicu's theory. During WWII the dome was painted over in gray to avoid attracting attention from enemy aircraft. On its top, in the skylight, a geodesic intersection point was placed, with the objective of aiding in the location of enemy cannon.
In 1990's the museum was removed and regular worship activity has resumed in the cathedral, but only in the left-hand side...

I was born and raised in Russia. I got my PhD degree in biology in St Petersburg State University (Russia) and continued my research work in the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1999, I moved to the United States to pursue my neuroscience research at the UT Southwestern Medical Center located in Dallas, TX. Being a scientist has been very rewarding in many aspects including creativity. However, I felt a compelling need to further express myself by taking an artistic journey. My artistic experimentation has evolved into a tremendously exciting form - mixed media collage, fine art photography, and digital art. I like experimenting with my photographs. I combine multiple images, textures, to crystallize an image that says something new...