The monument to the legendary mariner stands opposite the Sea Cadet Corps, where he worked for many years. He was set to folk remedies November 6, 1873, on the centenary of the birth of Ivan. The bronze figure is set to pdestale of red granite brought from Finlyandii.Samim his greatest achievement was the round the world trip on a sailing ship, and for the entire flight, none of the personnel did not even ill. Despite the high post he occupied was a very humble man and repeatedly refused...
Композиция “Рука творца”была подарена кантоном Тичино в честь 300-летия Петербурга. Открытие прошло 7 июля 2003 года около Выставочного зала Музея городской скульптуры (Чернорецкий переулок, дом 2).Автор композиции – швейцарский скульптор Наг Арнольди. Скульптура...
Palace ” Monplaisir ” (my pleasure) can rightly be called the heart of Peterhof. It was built in 1723 for Tsar Peter I, it was he who chose the site for construction and interior layout-here luxurious staterooms side by side with domestic premises . In addition to the comfortable rooms are also present various collections of European artists, porcelain, earthenware and glass. But the palace is not only rested, but also to conduct various meetings, assemblies, and methods. Now there...
It was here in 1762, the future empress secretly went to St. Petersburg to become Catherine II. It was built in 1759 next to the palace ” Monplaisir ” for all kinds of balls, tricks and masquerades. Accordingly, the domestic situation was appropriate level: nine rooms artfully decorated with decorative painting, stucco panels and reliefs. The case itself was a one-storey building, raised on a stone plinth, c large, almost the entire wall of windows. In 1930 it was turned into a...
A few kilometers after the entrance to the town of Pushkin guest meets zhёlkaya arch gate. They were built here back in 1830, when the city was much smaller. The elements of decoration gate used forms and motifs of art of ancient Egypt, for the period privchnye Egyptomania. Stone guardhouse gate narrowed to the top, in the upper part are arched moldings of cast iron, decorated with images of the sun disc, scarab beetles and snake heads. < br> On the eve of the Great Patriotic war, the gates...
Gulf of Finland, part of the Baltic Sea and the natural attraction of our city. Since the beginning of the 6th century it was great by sea, the bay lay part of the famous way ” from the Vikings to the Greeks ”. Later, the water area became a place of trade the Hanseatic merchants and the main means of income in Sweden. The Gulf of Finland is quite melokovoden, especially in its eastern part, which is also called ” Marquis puddle ” in honor of the Secretary of the Navy...