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Anna Akhmatova Museum opened on the centenary of the poet, in the Fountain House, which was formerly part of the Sheremetev Palace. In the pre-war period are stationed House of entertaining science, but it was destroyed during bombezhek.Sperva museum was only part of the Dostoevsky museum, but later outgrew an independent predpriyatie.Vsyu exposure can be divided into two parts: memorial (which can be viewed as a living Akhmatova) and literary-historical. At present collection has more than 50...

In 1775-1779 St-Anne’s Lutheran Church was built in Saint-Petersburg according to the plans prepared by the architect Yuri Felten. In fact, Kirochnaya street was name after this kirche. The Church was operating till 1936. Then, a cinema was opened in its place. Religious service restarted there in 1992 but a big fire almost destroyed the building 10 years later. So, Annekirche was only partially restored by the end of the 2000s. At present, interesting exhibits and musicales often take...

Catherine II offered this palace to Platon Zubov that was her favourite. Later on, it was the count Alexey Bobrinsky, a royal bastard, who came into possession of the palace and his descendants owned it till the revolution broke off. In the late XVIIIth century the ancient building of the palace on Galernaya street was rebuilt and it now faces Galernaya street as well as the Moyka river and Admiralty channel embankments. At present, the faculty of free arts and sciences resides in there. The...

In Krasnogvardejskiy area is a park area of ​​64 hectares. Until 2007, he was named in honor of the 50th Anniversary of October, and now renamed the Polyustvrovsky park. The opening took place in 1967, and after 6 years, and then another 14 in the park landscape of the changes were made. In the park there are 3 ponds, the layout is made in the regular style. Naterritorii Park is Polyustrovo factory producing drinks from mineral water. The park is one of the water protection zones due to...

In the Kalinin district of the city is Academician Sakharov Park, named for the 75th anniversary of the figure. In the late 80’s in tribute to the victims of nuclear attack Japanese cities erected in the park, “Bell of Peace”, a copy of the Japanese counterpart. It was a return gift to residents of Nagasaki Peace Park in which a statue of the architect russkuogo Anikushina titled “Mother and Child”. Also in 2003, opened the monument to victims of radiation...

In 1826, in honor of Field Marshal Rumyantsev on one of the squares of St. Petersburg was the obelisk. Thanks to him in due course for the area got the name Rumyantsev, and in 1836 it was officially awarded this title. S1939 to 2001 area It was called in honor of Taras Shevchenko, the Ukrainian poet and painter, as he lived and worked at the Academy of Fine Arts, located in front of the square. In 2001 the area returned the historic name and the name of Shevchenko was named elsewhere Near...