The Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in the Peter and Paul Fortress on Hare Island was designed by Domenico Trezzini and built under Peter the Great. The article names no client. Groundbreaking was in 1712, and it was completed in 1733. The infobox calls the style Petrine Baroque.
The article calls it the first stone church in St. Petersburg and describes a gold-painted spire and a mosaic ceiling. The text gives the spire as 404 feet (123 m), while the infobox and records give 402 feet (122.5 m). A fire in the tower in 1756 destroyed its bells.
The church closed in 1919 and became a museum in 1925. Imperial remains were reinterred in 1998 and 2006, and services resumed in 2000. It is officially a museum with religious services. A bell tower viewing platform runs excursions hourly from 12:00 to 18:00. The article gives no ticket details or general hours.
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