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Narva Triumphal Arch was originally vypoleneny of wood in 1814 for a meeting of the Russian Guard, returning from Paris after the end of the military campaign of 1812-1814. However, erected in 1814, designed by Giacomo Quarenghi in wood and alabaster gates soon fell into disrepair. The Governor-General of St. Petersburg veteran MA Miloradovich made on their behalf, and at the highest level, Nicholas I decided to build a new gate made of stone on the bank of the river Tarakanovka that south of...

Kikin Chambers -. A monument of architecture in the Petrine Baroque It is the only extant home of Admiral advisor and one of the companions of Peter I – Alexander Kikin. It was built in 1714-1720 by the architect, whose name is unknown, close to Smolny. In 1718 Kikin was executed for his help in escaping from the Russian Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich and Kikin Chambers moved to the treasury. In the years 1719-1727 it housed a collection of Peter’s Kunstkammer and personal library of...

Confectionary Factory named after NK Krupskaya founded in Leningrad in 1938. While Narkompischeproma by order of the USSR earned the Chocolate Factory, established on the basis of factory-kitchen. During the Great Patriotic War, the factory worked mostly on the front and for a single day did not stop production by making confectionery in various alternatives. During the hard work in the factory during the war inscribed in the Book of Honor of the city. During 1943 her 3 tons of sweets were...

Despite the preference features of the service, the military department does not get called “ceremonial army». Ataman Cossacks and Cossack regiments took part in the battles of the Napoleonic wars, they showed themselves as heroes of Poltava and battles Russian-Turkish wars of the XIX century, as well as participated in the campaigns against Poland. On the sidelines of the First World War battles fighting banners of these regiments were also enveloped in immortal glory. Architectural...

In 1844, the house has got a farmer Nicholas Mokeevich Brusnitsyn, who came from the province of Tver. In 1847 he founded the leather workshop, which worked for the first 10 people and is specialized in leather tanning. Soon illiterate, but the enterprising peasant things went smoothly and he became a merchant. Former farmer has got a large family with many children, and the workshop has expanded, becoming a large factory with 600 workers. From 1857 to 1860 the building of the house was...

The owner of the house was Albert Keibel Yul’evich (1854-1910) -. The famous silversmith His family in the XIX century became famous outstanding craftsmanship award marks. Albert Keibel Yul’evich wore an honorary citizen and was a merchant of the first guild. Under him the company of his relatives has achieved impressive success and has established itself as one of the main jewelery companies of the Russian Empire. Albert Keibel had two sons, who, against the wishes of his father,...