How was chosen the architect for the Cathedral?
1. Alexander I declared the contest for the best project of the new cathedral.
2. The tsar suggested the plan of the building to the different architects looking forward for the one who would agree to realize the tsar’s ideas.
3. The group of the architects of the Academy of arts suggested the unique plan that was approved by the tsar.
4. The tsar asked his court architect to build the Cathedral.
Where did August Montferrand come from?
1. Belgium
2. Russia
3. France
4. Switzerland
How many churches of Saint Isaac had been in SPb before the Cathedral?
1. 3
2. 5
3. 6
4. 10
What style was chosen for the new Cathedral?
1. Indian style
2. Romanesque style
3. Gothic style
4. Classical style
Who chose the style of the future Cathedral?
1. tsar
2. architect
3. the head of the Russian Orthodox Church
4. citizens
Why all the temples, churches and the cathedrals (that stood on there before) were consecrated to Saint Isaac?
1. Saint Isaac Dalmatian was the saint patron of Peter the Great.
2. Saint Isaac was the favourite saint of Russian tsars.
3. August Montferrand had a dream where Saint Trinity showed him the place for the Cathedral to be built and told him the name of the saint that would be the patron of the Cathedral.
4. The first wife of Peter I advised him to consecrate the church to Saint Isaac.
How did people explain the duration of building process?
1. There was always lack of money.
2. August Montferrand didn’t like the climate of SPb and most of the time lived abroad returning to SPb only in summer.
3. People said that August Montferrand was foretold that he would die after completing the Cathedral that is why he didn’t hurry.
4. The tsar was always displeased with the construction and the architect had to change the project of the Cathedral several times.
Who developed galvanoplastics method that was used for making monumental sculptures that decorate the building of the Cathedral?
1. Ivan Vitali
2. Piotr Klodt
3. Stepan Pimenov
4. Boris Jakoby