ðə kɐθˈiːdɹəl wʌz kənsˈiːvd æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv pˈiːɾɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt æz ðə tʃˈæptɚ tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv ɹˈʌʃəz fˈɜːst ʃɪvˈælɹɪk ˈɔːɹdɚ, ðæt ʌv sˈeɪnt ˈændɹuː.
The cathedral was conceived at the time of Peter the Great as the chapter church of Russia's first chivalric order, that of Saint Andrew.