Moscow Triumphal Gate represent a triumphal arch, erected in 1834-1838 gg. in St. Petersburg in honor of the victory in the Russian-Turkish war of 1828-1829. Gate located at the intersection of Moscow and Ligovsky Avenues, in an area called the Moskovskie Vorota. In 1936 they were demolished in connection with the beginning of the Incarnation the idea of moving the center to the south of the main square near the House of Soviets in the Moscow area. Moskovskie Vorota this project planned...
Griffins’ tower ‘or’ Digital Tower – tube boiler of red bricks, blocks, located in the courtyard of one of the oldest pharmacies in the 7th line of Vasilevsky Island. Since 1858 the pharmacy was owned by William Pel and his sons. At the moment, it is to identify a monument of cultural heritage of regional significance. In the yard come people who dream about fulfilling their desires. Definitely not found anyone Tower and for what purpose was built, and it has generated...
In the delta of the city’s main rivers – the Neva is ideally located cozy Elagin island Almost all of its space occupies the Central Park of Culture and Rest named after SM Kirov.. This is one of the best places to walk Petersburg as walking and cycling or boat. Initially offered in this area to create a classic French park, however, under the leadership of George W. Bush changed his plan of landscaped English style. Park for a long time to recover after the Great Patriotic War,...
Victory Square is in place, the former in the XVIII century, an intermediate guard post in front of St. Petersburg, where now there are Moscow and Pulkovo Highway first of the posts are placed at the foot of the Pulkovo heights, the third and final, -. At Ligovsky Canal. In the middle of the XVIII century at the current Victory Square appeared wooden signpost depicting a hand showing the direction of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Tsarskoye Selo and Peterhof. they were at one time in four, in another...
This museum was created in honor of the eponymous hero of the book Leskov, who managed to shoe a flea. He grew into a permanent exhibition of the museum in 2006, all the works were carried out by one person, Vladimir Aniskina platinum dust, gold and other precious materials. Altogether there are more than 40 works, and after each take up to 7 months! It occupies a former office building, only two rooms, but each exhibit additionally decorated with various figures that seem to be presented with...
Originally, the museum was created as a repository of all valuable items at the factory by the order of Nicholas I. addition to samples of national art there also are products of Japan and China, with a total of more than 30 thousand ekzemplyarov.Pomimo themselves objects of porcelain, you can look in the library, where carefully Save the workbook on the material, sketches and drawings of famous artists. Since Alexander III, all produced at the plant, done in two copies, thanks to this...