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Concert Hall in Finnish
Concert Hall in Finnish

Five minutes from the Finland Station is built in 1954. The building in which the concert hall is located. In the 60s in the audience held mostly classical music concerts. The speakers participated Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, composer Dmitry Shostakovich and conductor Maxim. In the 70s to focus Philharmonic added jazz. At the concerts were as musicians and orchestras. Over time, range of genres, performed on the stage of a concert hall expanded, and now as the main genres of romance and...

State Academic Capella
State Academic Capella

This concert organization has its origins in the distant 1476. It was then that Ivan III issued a decree on the formation of the sovereign’s choir choristers clerks in Moscow. Choir participated in the dedication of temples, cathedrals tab, various church services. In 1810 he moved to the Chapel of the complex of buildings on the Moika River. The buildings were rebuilt in the years 1886-1889 and since the concert hall of the chapel is considered one of the best acoustics in Europe. ...

Bolshoy Puppet Theatre
Bolshoy Puppet Theatre

The theater is located in a former apartment house AE Burtsev, erected in the years 1923-1913. Theatre premises have been designed in a building originally. Founded 83 years ago the Grand Puppet Theatre was significantly updated in 2006. This happened due to the engagement of a new chief director, organized as part of the Workshop Theatre. Its members – the young actors-university graduates bring to the repertoire of a significant upgrade, accompanied by experimental productions. New...

Art and Industry Academy. Stieglitz
Art and Industry Academy. Stieglitz

Art and Industry Academy. St Petersburg Stieglitz more commonly known as ” Mukhina Academy ”. It was founded in the late 19th century on the money of Baron Stieglitz. A few years later also opened its branches in other cities of Saratov, Yaroslavl, Narva. In addition to the Russians, this school enjoyed great demand among Latvian students, graduates who became the founders of the fine arts in this strane.Krome academic building, the building is a museum, opened in 1896. It gathered...

Kochubey Palace
Kochubey Palace

Kochubey Palace, or the house of the Moors is known for its unusual architectural solution of the building. Storey classic osbonyak, built in the late 18th century, was rebuilt on the orders of Prince Kochubey. The house has got furnaces, vodprovodom and bath that was a luxury at that time. Each of the rooms has been devoted to any one god of the Greek pantheon: Dionysus, Bacchus, Ariadne, and others. In 1867 the house was bought by a merchant and Rodokonaki was added another floor to the...

Theodore Cathedral
Theodore Cathedral

Theodore cathedral was built specifically for the significant date, the tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty. The construction lasted two years on the donations of the faithful. The temple was made of reinforced concrete, which was a novelty at the time. Outwardly, he looked like the Rostov and Yaroslavl churches of 16-17 centuries, its maximum capacity of 3,500 people. Since the cathedral was dedicated to the royal family, it was shown the Romanov family tree on the northern wall, and was...