Blog

Кshesinskaya mansion
Кshesinskaya mansion

Кshesinskaya mansion, located at the intersection of Bolchaya Dvoryanskaya street (renamed Kuybysheva street) and Kronverksky avenue, is a St-Petersburg art nouveau monument. This architectural style is characterized by asymmetrical design and opulent stylized nature ornaments. The mansion was designed by Alexander von Gogen and built by 1906 for Mathilda Кshesinskaya, Nicholas II’s mistress before he became Tsar. In 1917, the building was ironically turned into Bolsheviks...

Дом Родиона Раскольникова
Дом Родиона Раскольникова

Sorry, this entry is only available in RU.В доме на пересечении Гражданской улицы и Столярного переулка начинается действие романа Федора Михайловича Достоевского «Преступление и наказание». Здание было построено в 1831 году архитектором Егором Цолликофером. Комната Раскольникова,...

Public art as a means of dialogue with the artist’s city
Public art as a means of dialogue with the artist

20 September Space Taiga waits to 19:00 to take part in the discussion “The real and imaginary: public art as a means of dialogue with the artist’s city”. – As public art works with the environment, how it interacts with the audience, what goals puts ? – What are the possible ways to interact with the artists space physical objects, images, sound, taste, movement, even subconscious and augmented reality -. among the means of expression of contemporary artists ...

Italian architects in St. Petersburg
Italian architects in St. Petersburg

Italian architects in St. Petersburg Busts four Italian architect Antonio Rinaldi, Carlo Rossi, Giacomo Quarenghi and Bartolomeo Rasstrelli appeared on the Manege Square in St. Petersburg in 2003 thanks to the sculptor VE Gorev and architect V. Popov. It was a gift of the Government of the Italian Republic and the municipality of the city of Milan to the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. architects Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, Antonio Rinaldi, Giacomo Quarenghi and Carlo Rossi, improved...

The park of contemporary sculpture on the street of Truth
The park of contemporary sculpture on the street of Truth

The park of contemporary sculpture on the street of Truth Sculptures – Agitator, Blind, Three Angels, good dog the street of Truth in 2005 is “Contemporary Sculpture Park”, which integrates several sculptural works, some of which are quite bizarre agitators Sculpture “agitator” ( “Organizer” or “Director” – this alternative name probably due to the location opposite the Saint-Petersburg Institute of Cinema and Television),...

Monument telephone sets
Monument telephone sets

Телефон во дворе Центрального телефонного узлаНеобычный памятник был открыт 22 сентября 2004 года в Санкт-Петербурге во дворе дома по улице Чехова 18. На двухметровом постаменте находится модель телефонного аппарата, хорошо знакомая людям старшего поколения.Памятник...