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Almost until 19 century the Fontanka river (река Фонтанка) was the natural edge of the city, that’s why there was a border post located here. In 1726 the bridge had been reconstructed to a drawbridge. It’s noticable that in those days, the bridge was bred also at night –– to avoid wolf’s penetration from the nearest forests.
In the Tsarist times Anichkov Bridge was nicknamed "The Bridge of Eighteen Balls». It was caused by the fact that from the opening to the 1917 - there was a guard, watching round the clock. And therefore - it was 4 sculptures of men and horses (male) + watchman, so you can calculate…
Almost until 19 century the Fontanka river (река Фонтанка) was the natural edge of the city, that’s why there was a border post located here. In 1726 the bridge had been reconstructed to a drawbridge. It’s noticable that in those days, the bridge was bred also at night –– to avoid wolf’s penetration from the nearest forests.
In the Tsarist times Anichkov Bridge was nicknamed "The Bridge of Eighteen Balls». It was caused by the fact that from the opening to the 1917 - there was a guard, watching round the clock. And therefore - it was 4 sculptures of men and horses (male) + watchman, so you can calculate…
One of the countless legends, emerged around Catherine Square, says - there are hidden treasures under the monument.
People say that foundation ceremony of the monument was very impressive and one of the witnesses thrown her diamong ring to the pit, to express the token of graduiate to Catherine. Rich people, being around, joined her and started throwing their jewels too. The foundation ceremony got out the schedule because of that huge amount of people, wanted to «donate» in Catherine’s honor.
The rumors say that those treasures are still here.
People say that foundation ceremony of the monument was very impressive and one of the witnesses thrown her diamong ring to the pit, to express the token of graduiate to Catherine. Rich people, being around, joined her and started throwing their jewels too. The foundation ceremony got out the schedule because of that huge amount of people, wanted to «donate» in Catherine’s honor.
The rumors say that those treasures are still here.
The Alexandrian Theater (Александринский театр). In the days of the theater’s premieres and benefices, a long queue of carriages was lined up around the theater.
Among the "golden youth" it was indecent to go to the theater on foot, so the enterprising coachmans specially set their carriages near the theater, on Nevsky Prospekt, whence young people arrived at their destination.
Among the "golden youth" it was indecent to go to the theater on foot, so the enterprising coachmans specially set their carriages near the theater, on Nevsky Prospekt, whence young people arrived at their destination.
Temple of Saint Catherine is associated with lots of bright persons.
In 1798 there were remains of Poland King Stanislav Ponyatovsky buried here, because he lived in Saint-Petersburg his latest year of life. (In 1938, according to the Poland government request, relics were transferred to his homeland - Volchina). Furthermore, there was another Poland King buried in 1922 - Stanislav Leshinsky.
And also there are Victor Moro’s grave located in the underground section of church. Moro was French Napoleone’s generalus, switched to Russian side, in the French-Russian war of 1812.
But, if you are still reading this optimistic post, there are some events not caused by death happened here 🙂
In 1837, J. Dantes and E. Goncharova married here. Goncharova was a sister of Alexander Pushkin’s wife and Dantes is the person who killed Pushkin in duel in 1837.
Oh, it’s about death too, sorry.
In 1798 there were remains of Poland King Stanislav Ponyatovsky buried here, because he lived in Saint-Petersburg his latest year of life. (In 1938, according to the Poland government request, relics were transferred to his homeland - Volchina). Furthermore, there was another Poland King buried in 1922 - Stanislav Leshinsky.
And also there are Victor Moro’s grave located in the underground section of church. Moro was French Napoleone’s generalus, switched to Russian side, in the French-Russian war of 1812.
But, if you are still reading this optimistic post, there are some events not caused by death happened here 🙂
In 1837, J. Dantes and E. Goncharova married here. Goncharova was a sister of Alexander Pushkin’s wife and Dantes is the person who killed Pushkin in duel in 1837.
Oh, it’s about death too, sorry.
One of the Russian Empress Elizabeth’s first decrees was about the foundation of the Anichkov Palace. The first architector - Michail Zemcov died in 1743, that’s why Rastrelli replaced him.
In 1740 the Fontanka river (река Фонтанка) was the natural edge of the city and Nevsky prospect was just an usual trail, so Elizabeth decided to make something beautyfull there. In her opinion, the palace in the shape of letter H would decorate the city’s look. The palace stands sideway to Nevsky Prospekt, because the builders dug a small canal from the Fontanka, with a tiny harbor at the end.
The palace was gifted to Elizabeth’s favorite - Razumovsky. When Catherine II became the Empress, she decided to buy the palace and then gifted it to her favorite - Potyomkin. Outcluding the palace the gift contained 100 thousands of rubles (huge amount of money), which Potyomkin spent to the transform the palace from Baroque to the Classicism. The transformation took 12 years, from the 1762 to the 1778.
Anichkov palace - oldest building on Nevsky prospect, preserved to this day. Also, it's one of the Alexander Pushkin's points of stay. It's known that tsar Nikolai I, trying to chat up with N. Goncharova, wanted her to join the dance ball (with husband, of course). But Puskin had been avoiding this kind of actvities. Then, Nikolai has granted him the rank of the junker-chamber, which did not allow him to reject the invitation without a good reason.
There was another Pushkin's visit to the Anichkov Palace in 1836, November 23 - a tet-a-tet meeting with the Emperor, when Nikolai asked to cool down the conflict with Dantes. But, 3 months later, the mortally wounded poet was driven to his last apartment on the coast of the Moika river.
In 1740 the Fontanka river (река Фонтанка) was the natural edge of the city and Nevsky prospect was just an usual trail, so Elizabeth decided to make something beautyfull there. In her opinion, the palace in the shape of letter H would decorate the city’s look. The palace stands sideway to Nevsky Prospekt, because the builders dug a small canal from the Fontanka, with a tiny harbor at the end.
The palace was gifted to Elizabeth’s favorite - Razumovsky. When Catherine II became the Empress, she decided to buy the palace and then gifted it to her favorite - Potyomkin. Outcluding the palace the gift contained 100 thousands of rubles (huge amount of money), which Potyomkin spent to the transform the palace from Baroque to the Classicism. The transformation took 12 years, from the 1762 to the 1778.
Anichkov palace - oldest building on Nevsky prospect, preserved to this day. Also, it's one of the Alexander Pushkin's points of stay. It's known that tsar Nikolai I, trying to chat up with N. Goncharova, wanted her to join the dance ball (with husband, of course). But Puskin had been avoiding this kind of actvities. Then, Nikolai has granted him the rank of the junker-chamber, which did not allow him to reject the invitation without a good reason.
There was another Pushkin's visit to the Anichkov Palace in 1836, November 23 - a tet-a-tet meeting with the Emperor, when Nikolai asked to cool down the conflict with Dantes. But, 3 months later, the mortally wounded poet was driven to his last apartment on the coast of the Moika river.