Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg the cathedral from a small square behind it is sometimes cited as one of the finest ever constructed. The cathedral's huge bronze doors are one of four copies of the original doors of the Baptistery in Florence, Italy (the other three are at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, United States, at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, United States, and at the Florence Baptistery itself). The Kazan Cathedral is considered to be the model for the neoclassical style of Helsinki Cathedral, one of the most iconic landmarks of Helsinki, Finland. Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco Year's Eve experience in which the singer and his sullen (presumably grieving) female companion visit the church to light candles. Alfred Hitchcock filmed an abduction scene for his final film, "Family Plot", in the cathedral in 1975. It also appeared in "The Pleasure of His Company" (1961), "Bullitt" (1968), "Time After Time" (1979), "Bicentennial Man" (1999), and ""The Room"" (2003). Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi recorded "The Grace Cathedral Concert" at the cathedral on May 21, 1965. Duke Ellington performed his televised Concert of Sacred Music at the cathedral on September 26, 1965. Bay Area local resident, Greg Kihn and the