<p>The Church of the Resurrection of Christ, completed in 1907, was modeled on Moscow's St. Basil's Cathedral.</p> <p>Read more in "<a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/st-petersburg-traveler/">From Russia With Love</a>" from the October 2012 issue of <i>National Geographic Traveler</i>.</p>

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The Church of the Resurrection of Christ, completed in 1907, was modeled on Moscow's St. Basil's Cathedral.

Read more in "From Russia With Love" from the October 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photogrpah by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson, Keenpress

St. Petersburg, Russia

St. Petersburg, Russia Photo Gallery from the October 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

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