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St. Isaac’s Cathedral is one of the main architectural landmarks of St. Petersburg. It is one of the most grandiose and majestic cathedrals of Russia. The outside walls of the cathedral are cladded with light gray marble slabs. The color of this stone reminds the light of northern white nights (Fig. 1). This stone is from Ruskeala on the northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga.
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Borisov, I. (2023). Old Stories of Ruskeala. In: Panova, E. (eds) The History of Natural Stone in Saint-Petersburg. Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18861-9_9
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