St. Isaac's Cathedral, Leningrad, Street Cleaning
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| St. Isaac's Cathedral, built on a marsh, features 14 styles of marble. Its construction took 40 years, dedicated to St. Isaac, a monk born on Peter the Great's birthday. The foundation required 20,000 pails, with more puddings. 400,000 serfs and 40,000 were drowned or eliminated during construction. It was an active church until 1928-29, then became a museum. The streets are washed every night. |
