Smolensk church, one of the oldest Orthodox churches in St. Petersburg. She was laid back in 1758, became involved in the construction are now Saint Xenia of Petersburg. The church was built in the style of Russian classicism, it is a rectangular building with a two-tiered bell tower, painted in blue tsvet.Oblik it does not change much over time, but added new limits. Like most churches, before the war it was closed, despite the fact that it suffered one of the most famous Russian icon Our...
Small in size but huge in importance, this chapel is familiar to all indigenous peterbuzhtsam. Believed that the earth with her grave has healing properties, so the keepers of the cemetery many times had to fill up the ground, and then set the plate, which also dismantled on the rocks. In 1902, a chapel was built around the site of her burial in the old Russian style. Before the Great Patriotic War it was closed, and only seven years later began to function again. The very modest chapel...
When Emperor Peter I in this place was a wooden chapel. The first camp, the temple of the Life Guards Izmailovo Regiment was established in the summer near the mouth of the Fontanka River, in the village Kalinkina. After the transition of the regiment up the river in 1742, the temple was moved to the wooden barracks. Worship in the church were carried out only in the summer, as the temple was cold. The church was severely damaged during the flood in 1824. After the flood, it was decided to...
One of the most significant places of St. Petersburg, which is overgrown with legends due to its name. Even before the bridge in the first half of the XVIII century on this place was located the crossing of the River Moika, townspeople erected improvised. In 1738 iz for devices on the Moika granite embankments wooden pedestrian drawbridge was built. in 1768 the bridge was rebuilt in the travel, bridge design has been improved. bridge named in 1788 by the name of a merchant guild 3 Nikifor...
Age sphinx has more than 3.5 thousand. Years. They are carved from syenite near Thebes Egypt for Pharaoh Amenhotep III. The heads of sphinxes made a portrait of the pharaoh. Unfortunately, sphinxes repulsed chins and covering their beards. When loading one of the sphinxes not stood the ropes and he fell, shattering into pieces mast and board the ship. Also, there was a deep mark on the rope on the face of the sphinx, but the subsequent restoration it was removed. Buying sphinx in St....
Here you can get acquainted with the Upper Light Petersburg society during the heyday of the Peterhof road. A tour of the manor house, you will learn about the people who made up the first dictionary of the Russian language, and some interesting discoveries of modern scientists regarding history of St. Petersburg. Only in the “Museum Night” guests will have the opportunity to visit the central part of the estate Kiryanovo. First mistress of the manor was the famous Princess...