Lobanov-Rostovskih House
Millionnaya Street in the XVIII-XIX centuries was one of the most prestigious in St. Petersburg. Running parallel to the Palace Embankment, it was adjacent to the Winter Palace and was built up with mansions of aristocrats. Princess Evdokia Ivanovna Golitsyna has been living in house number 30 since 1809. Forcibly married by Emperor Paul to the old prince, who was indifferent to her beauty, the princess lived separately from him. In the capital, she became famous not only for her rare beauty, taste and mind - Evdokia Ivanovna was the hostess of night literary salons, where a circle of selected people gathered - the literary elite of St. Petersburg, including Zhukovsky, Karamzin, Vyazemsky, Griboedov and young Pushkin, who was in love with the princess, who dedicated several poems to her. The princess's nightlife was explained by superstition: the famous fortune-teller Lenormand (who prophesied death in a duel to ...
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Millionnaya Street in the XVIII-XIX centuries was one of the most prestigious in St. Petersburg. Running parallel to the Palace Embankment, it was adjacent to the Winter Palace and was built up with mansions of aristocrats. Princess Evdokia Ivanovna Golitsyna has been living in house number 30 since 1809. Forcibly married by Emperor Paul to the old prince, who was indifferent to her beauty, the princess lived separately from him. In the capital, she became famous not only for her rare beauty, taste and mind - Evdokia Ivanovna was the hostess of night literary salons, where a circle of selected people gathered - the literary elite of St. Petersburg, including Zhukovsky, Karamzin, Vyazemsky, Griboedov and young Pushkin, who was in love with the princess, who dedicated several poems to her. The princess's nightlife was explained by superstition: the famous fortune-teller Lenormand (who prophesied death in a duel to ...
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Trinity Cathedral
In 1762, Empress Catherine II ordered the construction of a Classicist temple on the site of the church built by Domenico Trezzini. The project, executed by architect Ivan Starov, was approved, and in 1778 the building was laid. The cathedral was consecrated in 1790 on the day of St. Alexander Nevsky. His relics, which were previously stored in the Church of the Annunciation, were transferred here.
The cathedral is located in the center of the ensemble, which makes up the composition of the buildings of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. On either side of it there are Dukhovskoy and Fyodorovsky corps. Since its illumination, the cathedral received the status of an order, in honor of which the relief of the order appeared at its entrance, and the building itself was equipped with a hall for cavaliers.
The interior design of the building was made by Ivan Akimov, Peter Anzhi, Felice Lamoni, Fedor Danilov and Jacob Mettenleiter,...
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In 1762, Empress Catherine II ordered the construction of a Classicist temple on the site of the church built by Domenico Trezzini. The project, executed by architect Ivan Starov, was approved, and in 1778 the building was laid. The cathedral was consecrated in 1790 on the day of St. Alexander Nevsky. His relics, which were previously stored in the Church of the Annunciation, were transferred here.
The cathedral is located in the center of the ensemble, which makes up the composition of the buildings of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. On either side of it there are Dukhovskoy and Fyodorovsky corps. Since its illumination, the cathedral received the status of an order, in honor of which the relief of the order appeared at its entrance, and the building itself was equipped with a hall for cavaliers.
The interior design of the building was made by Ivan Akimov, Peter Anzhi, Felice Lamoni, Fedor Danilov and Jacob Mettenleiter,...
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Commandant House of Peter and Paul Fortress
You can find the Commandant's House between Naryshkin Bastion and Peter and Paul Cathedral. The first such building was built in 1704, it was a very simple wooden house that served only as a dwelling. However, in the 1740s, the current commandant of the fortress Stepan Ignatiev achieved the construction of a new stone building, the architectural design of which resembled Gostiny Dvor. At the same time, an additional service wing, also made of stone, appeared.
Ignatiev's house served as the basis, but in the future it was rebuilt several times. Finally, at the end of the century before last, the building acquired its current appearance. In addition to the commandant's chambers, there is also a house church, several offices and state halls, in one of which the verdict was pronounced against the rebellious Decembrists.
During the October Revolution, the headquarters of the Military Revolutionary...
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You can find the Commandant's House between Naryshkin Bastion and Peter and Paul Cathedral. The first such building was built in 1704, it was a very simple wooden house that served only as a dwelling. However, in the 1740s, the current commandant of the fortress Stepan Ignatiev achieved the construction of a new stone building, the architectural design of which resembled Gostiny Dvor. At the same time, an additional service wing, also made of stone, appeared.
Ignatiev's house served as the basis, but in the future it was rebuilt several times. Finally, at the end of the century before last, the building acquired its current appearance. In addition to the commandant's chambers, there is also a house church, several offices and state halls, in one of which the verdict was pronounced against the rebellious Decembrists.
During the October Revolution, the headquarters of the Military Revolutionary...
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Stroganov Palace
The appearance of the building is characterized by a special style consistency and strictness of the composition. In the central part there are paired columns and a pediment with Stroganov's coat of arms.
In 1790, the palace was repeatedly reconstructed according to the project of Andrey Voronikhin. This time, new buildings were created in the style of classicism. The building has its own library, Mineral and Picture rooms. It was here that the real alchemical laboratory — the Physical Room — was located.
Special attention should be paid to the art gallery, which has a huge collection of works by such famous artists as Botticelli, Bechet, Bronzino, Rembrandt and others.
The appearance of the building is characterized by a special style consistency and strictness of the composition. In the central part there are paired columns and a pediment with Stroganov's coat of arms.
In 1790, the palace was repeatedly reconstructed according to the project of Andrey Voronikhin. This time, new buildings were created in the style of classicism. The building has its own library, Mineral and Picture rooms. It was here that the real alchemical laboratory — the Physical Room — was located.
Special attention should be paid to the art gallery, which has a huge collection of works by such famous artists as Botticelli, Bechet, Bronzino, Rembrandt and others.
Sobchak Square
The authorities decided to perpetuate this, of course, legendary name, by naming the square in one of the historical places of the city. Despite the wishes of the president (by the way, Putin was a friend and ally of Anatoly Aleksandrovich) and the merits of Sobchak, this idea had many opponents, including the toponymic commission, which tirelessly reminded us of the rule not to name streets after those who left our world less than 30 years ago. But still, in this case, we decided to make an exception.
By the way, in addition to the battles because of the name, the square is known for its beautiful lantern alley, which is nice to walk along on a quiet evening.
The authorities decided to perpetuate this, of course, legendary name, by naming the square in one of the historical places of the city. Despite the wishes of the president (by the way, Putin was a friend and ally of Anatoly Aleksandrovich) and the merits of Sobchak, this idea had many opponents, including the toponymic commission, which tirelessly reminded us of the rule not to name streets after those who left our world less than 30 years ago. But still, in this case, we decided to make an exception.
By the way, in addition to the battles because of the name, the square is known for its beautiful lantern alley, which is nice to walk along on a quiet evening.
Stensil-art on Tchaikovskogo, 2
Stensil-art is a kind of graffiti, the drawing is applied using a stencil. The most famous apologist of wall art is Banksy. But he clearly did not work on Tchaikovsky Street (we would have understood right away!). Petersburg writers left their mark in the form of portraits of iconic personalities, including Kurt Cobain, Che Guevara, Dalai Lama XIV, Jimi Hendrix and others.
Stensil-art is a kind of graffiti, the drawing is applied using a stencil. The most famous apologist of wall art is Banksy. But he clearly did not work on Tchaikovsky Street (we would have understood right away!). Petersburg writers left their mark in the form of portraits of iconic personalities, including Kurt Cobain, Che Guevara, Dalai Lama XIV, Jimi Hendrix and others.
Chapel at the grave of Xenia the Blessed
The chapel was built at the beginning of the 20th century at the Smolenskoye cemetery, where the saint is buried. First, the blessed admirers dismantled the earth from the hill on her grave (it had to be poured three times), then they dismantled the slab into pebbles, which covered the grave.
People believe that this saint performs miracles through prayer and fulfills desires. To make your wish come true, you need to write it on a piece of paper, then walk around the chapel three times and put it under the candle box. Numerous miraculous events with people who visited the chapel testify to the marvelous power of the saint, which does not leave in trouble those who come to her for help.
You can also visit the chapel and venerate the holy icon outside the church service, at any convenient time. It is located in one of the city cemeteries. In general, if you have time and there is no fear of cemete...
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The chapel was built at the beginning of the 20th century at the Smolenskoye cemetery, where the saint is buried. First, the blessed admirers dismantled the earth from the hill on her grave (it had to be poured three times), then they dismantled the slab into pebbles, which covered the grave.
People believe that this saint performs miracles through prayer and fulfills desires. To make your wish come true, you need to write it on a piece of paper, then walk around the chapel three times and put it under the candle box. Numerous miraculous events with people who visited the chapel testify to the marvelous power of the saint, which does not leave in trouble those who come to her for help.
You can also visit the chapel and venerate the holy icon outside the church service, at any convenient time. It is located in one of the city cemeteries. In general, if you have time and there is no fear of cemete...
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Savva Yakovlev's house
In 1810, a workshop producing marble and gypsum products was opened in the house, which at that time was the largest residential building in St. Petersburg.
At the end of the 19th century, the famous Russian writer and literary critic Vsevolod Garshin lived in the former house of Yakovlev, in one of the many apartments. At the beginning of the 20th century, the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky often visited the building that housed the Russian Telegraph Agency at that time. The “Menagerie Theatre”, which demonstrated unique live pictures, also gathered the audience here.
The former house of Savva Yakovlev is well known to many citizens of the older generation, because during the Soviet era, the Dieta store housed its windows - one of the few places in the city where you can buy scarce fish and meat.
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In 1810, a workshop producing marble and gypsum products was opened in the house, which at that time was the largest residential building in St. Petersburg.
At the end of the 19th century, the famous Russian writer and literary critic Vsevolod Garshin lived in the former house of Yakovlev, in one of the many apartments. At the beginning of the 20th century, the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky often visited the building that housed the Russian Telegraph Agency at that time. The “Menagerie Theatre”, which demonstrated unique live pictures, also gathered the audience here.
The former house of Savva Yakovlev is well known to many citizens of the older generation, because during the Soviet era, the Dieta store housed its windows - one of the few places in the city where you can buy scarce fish and meat.
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Solyanoy Pereulok
The lane takes its name from the salt warehouses that were located on its territory in the 18th century. In addition, once there was a Salt Town near the lane - a quarter bounded by the Fontanka embankment, Pestelya Street and the lane itself, where wine and food were soon stored. The town ceased to exist due to a reform to abolish the monopoly on the sale of salt, which led to a popular revolt.
Most residents of St. Petersburg know the lane as the street where the building of the Museum of Applied Arts of the St. Petersburg State Academy of Arts and Industry is located
them. A. L. Stieglitz, built in the late 19th century, is one of the best examples of Russian Art Nouveau architecture. A little further, if you go from the school, is the State Memorial Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad, which contains unique materials from the period of the Great Patriotic W...
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The lane takes its name from the salt warehouses that were located on its territory in the 18th century. In addition, once there was a Salt Town near the lane - a quarter bounded by the Fontanka embankment, Pestelya Street and the lane itself, where wine and food were soon stored. The town ceased to exist due to a reform to abolish the monopoly on the sale of salt, which led to a popular revolt.
Most residents of St. Petersburg know the lane as the street where the building of the Museum of Applied Arts of the St. Petersburg State Academy of Arts and Industry is located
them. A. L. Stieglitz, built in the late 19th century, is one of the best examples of Russian Art Nouveau architecture. A little further, if you go from the school, is the State Memorial Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad, which contains unique materials from the period of the Great Patriotic W...
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Timofeev's tenement house
The three-room apartment on the upper, fifth floor was the first separate dwelling of Alexander Blok and his wife. Their family life did not go well right away, and the move of the young to a separate apartment, new, smelling of damp plaster, with windows into the yard-well, did not contribute to strengthening relations.
Beggars and cripples came to the yard, narrow and tall, almost every day, played the barrel organ, danced and sang sad long songs — for charity. And against this bleak background, both spouses suddenly broke out romances, she had affairs with the poet Chulkov, he had an actress Volokhova, a prototype of the Snow Mask and the inspiration for the poems of the Faina cycle. But the poet remains a poet, he reads to the actors of the Komissarzhevskaya Theater a new play “The King on the Square”, censorship does not allow it to be staged. Then his othe...
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The three-room apartment on the upper, fifth floor was the first separate dwelling of Alexander Blok and his wife. Their family life did not go well right away, and the move of the young to a separate apartment, new, smelling of damp plaster, with windows into the yard-well, did not contribute to strengthening relations.
Beggars and cripples came to the yard, narrow and tall, almost every day, played the barrel organ, danced and sang sad long songs — for charity. And against this bleak background, both spouses suddenly broke out romances, she had affairs with the poet Chulkov, he had an actress Volokhova, a prototype of the Snow Mask and the inspiration for the poems of the Faina cycle. But the poet remains a poet, he reads to the actors of the Komissarzhevskaya Theater a new play “The King on the Square”, censorship does not allow it to be staged. Then his othe...
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Kiryanovo
The country house for the famous Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova, an educator and director of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, was built by Giacomo Quarenghi in 1783—1784. The architectural design of the mansion fascinates with its simplicity and brevity. The name of the estate comes from the names of Saints Cyrus and John — on their memorable day, Catherine II ascended the throne. The building is designed symbolically: for good luck, in the shape of a horseshoe.
It is said that during one of the Empress's country walks, her mare lost a horseshoe. Catherine II, being a superstitious lady, ordered to build a mansion in the form of a horseshoe for her close friend on that very spot. The order was executed.
After the death of Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova, the estate was rented out for a long time. In the 1920s, the St. Petersburg Writers' Club was located here. Among the visi...
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The country house for the famous Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova, an educator and director of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, was built by Giacomo Quarenghi in 1783—1784. The architectural design of the mansion fascinates with its simplicity and brevity. The name of the estate comes from the names of Saints Cyrus and John — on their memorable day, Catherine II ascended the throne. The building is designed symbolically: for good luck, in the shape of a horseshoe.
It is said that during one of the Empress's country walks, her mare lost a horseshoe. Catherine II, being a superstitious lady, ordered to build a mansion in the form of a horseshoe for her close friend on that very spot. The order was executed.
After the death of Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova, the estate was rented out for a long time. In the 1920s, the St. Petersburg Writers' Club was located here. Among the visi...
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Kotomin House
In the 19th century, the house of merchant Kotomin became one of the most popular places among the representatives of the St. Petersburg intelligentsia. Famous poets and writers: Pushkin, Lermontov, Chernyshevsky, Dostoevsky and many others gathered for a cup of tea in the cozy Wolf and Beranger confectionery, which was located in the building.
It was from here that Alexander Sergeevich and his faithful friend Konstantin Danzas went to the Black River, where a fatal duel took place for the poet http://kudago.com/spb/place/mesto-dueli-na-chernoj-rechke/ . Some time later, in Kotomin's house, Mikhail Lermontov read his famous poem “To the Death of a Poet” to his friends for the first time.
Here, in the Wolf and Beranger confectionery, in the spring of 1846, Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky met the revolutionary Petrashevsky. The writer attended meetings of Petrashevtsy, read wo...
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In the 19th century, the house of merchant Kotomin became one of the most popular places among the representatives of the St. Petersburg intelligentsia. Famous poets and writers: Pushkin, Lermontov, Chernyshevsky, Dostoevsky and many others gathered for a cup of tea in the cozy Wolf and Beranger confectionery, which was located in the building.
It was from here that Alexander Sergeevich and his faithful friend Konstantin Danzas went to the Black River, where a fatal duel took place for the poet http://kudago.com/spb/place/mesto-dueli-na-chernoj-rechke/ . Some time later, in Kotomin's house, Mikhail Lermontov read his famous poem “To the Death of a Poet” to his friends for the first time.
Here, in the Wolf and Beranger confectionery, in the spring of 1846, Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky met the revolutionary Petrashevsky. The writer attended meetings of Petrashevtsy, read wo...
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Bolshaya Moskovskaya
Cars can drive on one side of the street, and on the other, even, there is a pedestrian zone. In fact, Bolshaya Moskovskaya is a continuation of Pravda Street.
The street received its modern name in 1857, before that it was Officers' Street, Bolshaya Officerskaya Street and even Bolshaya Afitserskaya Street - it is not known what is the reason for such strange grammatical metamorphoses.
The hero of the Russian-Turkish war, General Zhdanov, once lived in the house at number one fraction three, and academician-philologist Sukhomlinov also lived there, but at another time. In addition to this remarkable house on Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, there is Vladimirskaya metro station and the Dostoevsky monument, the only one in St. Petersburg. It seems strange, but there are really no other monuments to Fedor Mikhailovich in the city on the Neva, the reason is that in Soviet ...
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Cars can drive on one side of the street, and on the other, even, there is a pedestrian zone. In fact, Bolshaya Moskovskaya is a continuation of Pravda Street.
The street received its modern name in 1857, before that it was Officers' Street, Bolshaya Officerskaya Street and even Bolshaya Afitserskaya Street - it is not known what is the reason for such strange grammatical metamorphoses.
The hero of the Russian-Turkish war, General Zhdanov, once lived in the house at number one fraction three, and academician-philologist Sukhomlinov also lived there, but at another time. In addition to this remarkable house on Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, there is Vladimirskaya metro station and the Dostoevsky monument, the only one in St. Petersburg. It seems strange, but there are really no other monuments to Fedor Mikhailovich in the city on the Neva, the reason is that in Soviet ...
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Opochininsky Garden
Opochininsky Garden is a relatively recently created garden, in 1937, on the site of a vacant lot. It was conceived as a small landscaped park. This green area, surrounded by rose bushes around the perimeter, is located on Vasilyevsky Island.
It has recently completed a major renovation. And in 2011, the Love Alley was founded, which begins at a heart-shaped metal tree. Newlyweds attach locks from their hearts to its branches, and put the keys into a fabulous forged chest, securely attached to the tree trunk. You can get to the Opochininsky Garden for free: everyone just needs to come to the Vasileostrovskaya metro station and continue walking through this small park.
It is noteworthy that every day there are more and more locks. During the summer months, the Love Alley is decorated with live plants and flowers, symbolizing the Garden of Eden for lovers who love to c...
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Opochininsky Garden is a relatively recently created garden, in 1937, on the site of a vacant lot. It was conceived as a small landscaped park. This green area, surrounded by rose bushes around the perimeter, is located on Vasilyevsky Island.
It has recently completed a major renovation. And in 2011, the Love Alley was founded, which begins at a heart-shaped metal tree. Newlyweds attach locks from their hearts to its branches, and put the keys into a fabulous forged chest, securely attached to the tree trunk. You can get to the Opochininsky Garden for free: everyone just needs to come to the Vasileostrovskaya metro station and continue walking through this small park.
It is noteworthy that every day there are more and more locks. During the summer months, the Love Alley is decorated with live plants and flowers, symbolizing the Garden of Eden for lovers who love to c...
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Stele in the park of the Forest Engineering Academy
Monuments are often a reminder of sad events. Walking in the park of the Forest Engineering Academy, you can find a memorial stele.
On the morning of September 10, 1825, a duel took place on the outskirts of the park, and both participants died. Two young men were shooting — adjutant wing Novosiltsev and Lieutenant Chernov. The previous story is as follows: the heir to the huge fortune of his mother, who, in turn, inherited it from her father, Vladimir Novosiltsev fell in love with a girl from a very simple and poor family. But the young man's mother, Catherine, was categorically against their marriage, and forced her son to take his marriage proposal back. Her brother, Lieutenant of the Semenovsky Regiment Konstantin Chernov, stood up for the honor of the abandoned bride. The fatal duel took place in the place where the stele now stand...
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Monuments are often a reminder of sad events. Walking in the park of the Forest Engineering Academy, you can find a memorial stele.
On the morning of September 10, 1825, a duel took place on the outskirts of the park, and both participants died. Two young men were shooting — adjutant wing Novosiltsev and Lieutenant Chernov. The previous story is as follows: the heir to the huge fortune of his mother, who, in turn, inherited it from her father, Vladimir Novosiltsev fell in love with a girl from a very simple and poor family. But the young man's mother, Catherine, was categorically against their marriage, and forced her son to take his marriage proposal back. Her brother, Lieutenant of the Semenovsky Regiment Konstantin Chernov, stood up for the honor of the abandoned bride. The fatal duel took place in the place where the stele now stand...
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Fortress wall
There is a place in St. Petersburg where all the buildings of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries seem to be modern. The view of it opens unexpectedly in the very center of the city, when you walk around the Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo metro station. It seems as if we are in ancient Moscow, as we are faced with a rather extensive fragment of the Moscow Kremlin wall, red brick, turrets and arches. This wall is part of the Church of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
This temple is not old at all, it is about a hundred years old. It was built for the 300th anniversary of the reign of the House of Romanov on the initiative of Alexander III. The idea of architect Sergei Krichinsky was to recreate a piece of Moscow in St. Petersburg, with a temple in the style of ancient Rostov cathedrals surrounded by a whole complex of buildings and monuments. The complex was s...
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There is a place in St. Petersburg where all the buildings of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries seem to be modern. The view of it opens unexpectedly in the very center of the city, when you walk around the Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo metro station. It seems as if we are in ancient Moscow, as we are faced with a rather extensive fragment of the Moscow Kremlin wall, red brick, turrets and arches. This wall is part of the Church of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
This temple is not old at all, it is about a hundred years old. It was built for the 300th anniversary of the reign of the House of Romanov on the initiative of Alexander III. The idea of architect Sergei Krichinsky was to recreate a piece of Moscow in St. Petersburg, with a temple in the style of ancient Rostov cathedrals surrounded by a whole complex of buildings and monuments. The complex was s...
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Petrovsky Gate of Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter's Gate was built in 1708 according to the original project of the Italian architect and engineer of Swiss origin Domenico Trezzini. A special beauty to this unique structure is given by a carved wooden panel created by sculptor and carving master Konrad Osner. The panel is a symbol of the glorious victory of the Russian army in the Great Northern War (1700—1721), at the end of which, according to history, the Russian Empire began to emerge.
Since 1720, the arch of the Petrovsky Gate has been crowned with a Russian coat of arms in the form of a double-headed eagle, made of lead by the sculptor Francois Vassou. A year later, the coat of arms, whose weight exceeds one and a half tons, was painted and gilded by masters of art Alexander Zakharov and Ivan Uvarov.
Unfortunately, some elements of the sculptural decoration of the Petrovsky Gate hav...
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Peter's Gate was built in 1708 according to the original project of the Italian architect and engineer of Swiss origin Domenico Trezzini. A special beauty to this unique structure is given by a carved wooden panel created by sculptor and carving master Konrad Osner. The panel is a symbol of the glorious victory of the Russian army in the Great Northern War (1700—1721), at the end of which, according to history, the Russian Empire began to emerge.
Since 1720, the arch of the Petrovsky Gate has been crowned with a Russian coat of arms in the form of a double-headed eagle, made of lead by the sculptor Francois Vassou. A year later, the coat of arms, whose weight exceeds one and a half tons, was painted and gilded by masters of art Alexander Zakharov and Ivan Uvarov.
Unfortunately, some elements of the sculptural decoration of the Petrovsky Gate hav...
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Derzhavin Manor
After the death of the famous owner, the estate was taken over by the Roman Catholic Church. In the Soviet years, the estate was owned by the state and turned into a huge communal apartment. It was at this time that the main alterations inside the building took place, which changed the interior of the house beyond recognition. Almost nothing remains of the original beauty either in the interior or in the exterior of the building. The restoration of the architectural monument and its museumification began only in the late nineties. Now the Derzhavin Estate Museum is a branch of the All-Russian Museum of A. S. Pushkina.
The estate is an integral architectural ensemble of buildings: the main mansion in which the owner lived, two twin wings and a guest house. The interiors of the house are recreated in the style of the Catherine era. When developing the project, we relied on ...
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After the death of the famous owner, the estate was taken over by the Roman Catholic Church. In the Soviet years, the estate was owned by the state and turned into a huge communal apartment. It was at this time that the main alterations inside the building took place, which changed the interior of the house beyond recognition. Almost nothing remains of the original beauty either in the interior or in the exterior of the building. The restoration of the architectural monument and its museumification began only in the late nineties. Now the Derzhavin Estate Museum is a branch of the All-Russian Museum of A. S. Pushkina.
The estate is an integral architectural ensemble of buildings: the main mansion in which the owner lived, two twin wings and a guest house. The interiors of the house are recreated in the style of the Catherine era. When developing the project, we relied on ...
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