ðə dˌɛkɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kɐθˈiːdɹəl ɪz ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnd pˈɪktʃɚ, ɔːlðˈoʊ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ pˈɔːl, ɪn ɹˌiːɐsˈɜːɾɪŋ ɪts ɪmpˈoːɹtəns æz ðə tʃˈæptɚ tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌvðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ɹˈʌʃən ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪthʊd, hæd ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns dˈɛkɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ ɹᵻlˈiːf ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ kˈæɹid baɪ tˈuː ˈeɪndʒəlz.
The decoration of the cathedral is restrained (picture), although Emperor Paul, in reasserting its importance as the chapter church of the oldest Russian order of knighthood, had the entrance decorated with a relief representing the order carried by two angels.