Park area in the center of St. Petersburg. At the beginning of the XVIII century on the west side of the Summer Garden there was empty land, bearing the name “comic box” or “Big”, and later “Tsaritsyn meadow.” On this meadow, military parades were held. In the years 1798-1801 there were built sculptures generals PA Rumyantsev (architect VF Brenna), and AV Suvorov (sculptor M. Kozlovsky). In 1818 Rumyantsev obelisk moved to Vasilevsky Island, but for the...
He stole seven times, but again and again he returned. The house number 6 on the embankment, which is located near the monument, from 1835 to 1918 was the Imperial College of Law, students who were dressed in green uniforms with yellow tabs and cuffs . Soglasnoizvestnoy Petersburg legend, for the color of his uniform, resembling plumage siskin, as well as the traditional reindeer-fawn hat students college became known as “finch-fawn». The idea of the monument has occurred to...
Museum “icebreaker” Krasin “was created in 1993 ship was built in 1916 -.. 1917 and until 1927 was called” Svyatogor “was assigned to the port of Arkhangelsk, and in 1918, sunk at the mouth of the Northern Dvina with. to prevent enemy ships in the port of Arkhangelsk. After that was raised and towed to Great Britain as a war trophy. in 1921, thanks to the efforts sovetsvkogo envoy LB Krasin bought from the British. After the death of Krasin icebreaker named after...
This building is a pinkish-red shades have long gained fame thanks to the mystical ” area doubles’ It was here, according to tradition Empress Anna Ivanovna before his death saw his double, as Prince Vyazemsky saw himself sitting at the table and something writing. At the end of the 18th century princess Beloselsky acquired a small stone house on the corner of Nevsky and the Fontanka, but then decided to demolish it and build a three-story mansion in the Baroque style. His long...
Architect Rossi Street, unique in its architecture, street, its width is smooth height of buildings standing on it and ten times less than the length. Also, due to all the buildings on this street are made in the same style, it seems that this is one big dom.Raspolozhena the former territory of the Vorontsov Palace and Anichkov; most of the buildings occupied by a museum of music and performing arts, theater and library operating temple of the Holy...
Pushkin Apartment Museum, tells the story of the last days of the life of the famous Russian poet. The house belonged to the princess wound Volkonskaya this museum was opened in 1927. Initially exposition housed only a few rooms, but now she also holds and ground floor, where the tour begins in the tragic events that took place in the last months of the life of Alexander. The most valuable collection is an instance of this jacket in which the poet was shot in the match day, a lock of hair, a...