Russian Church, Sitka, Alaska

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Princeton Theological Seminary (Contributor)
Contributors: James R. Tanis (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Postcard
Language:Undetermined language
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Published: s.a.
Further subjects:B Postcards
B Orthodox Eastern churches
B Church architecture ; United States
B Fine Arts
B Church buildings ; United States
B United States ; AK ; Sitka
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Description
Item Description:St. Michael's Cathedral. This remarkable edifice built in 1817 in the form of a cross, is the most historic shrine of religion on the Pacific Coast. The cathedral is equipped according to the lavish customs of imperial Russia, with gold and silver trimmings, jeweled crowns, robes of costly texture, and paintings of rare beauty and inestimable value