Large Gostiny Dvor, a monument of history and architecture of the XVIII century, in the past -. Central wholesale Gostiny Dvor, from the beginning of the XX century-store Located in the historic center of St. Petersburg, took block between Nevsky Prospect (house number 35), Sadovaya Street , street of Lomonosov and Perinnaya line in the building faces the metro station ” Gostiny Dvor ”. The forerunner of this was the Gostiny Dvor Gostiny Dvor in Zelnogo bridge when a fire in 1738...
The Bronze Horseman a monument to Peter I, established in 1782 on the Senate Square. Equestrian statue of Peter the model made by the sculptor Etienne Falconet in 1768-1770 years. Head Peter molded pupil of sculptor Marie Anne Collot. Find suitable stones for the monument was not immediately, then in the newspaper ” St. Petersburg Gazette ‘published an appeal to individuals who wish to be “for decision & hellip; monument to break down the mountain and bring here, in St....
The monument to Catherine II – Ostrovskogo monument on the square in St. Petersburg, ustanovlenny in honor of Empress Catherine II in 1873 Bronzovaya figure of Catherine & Iota; & Iota; holding ckipetr and lavrovy venok, c shoulders falls ckladkami gornostaevaya mantle, at the feet of vozlegaet korona Rossiyskoy Empire. Empress izobrazhena with osankoy vysochayshey Specialties, odnako without strogosti c and a slight smile on his face. The breast is visible orden St. Andrew...
The Hermitage is one of the world’s largest art and cultural-historical museum, whose collection consists of about three million works of art and monuments of world culture. The history of the museum begins with a collection of works of art that began to acquire privately Catherine II. In 1852, much of the sprawling collection was formed and opened to the public in 1880 Imperial Ermitazh.K museum attendance has reached 50 000 people a year. After the fall of the imperial power Hermitage...
St. Isaac’s Cathedral – a unique monument of Russian architecture and one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Europe Its history dates back to 1710 when the Admiralty in the shed, a temporary wooden church was constructed.. The cathedral was consecrated in the name of St. Isaac of Dalmatia, the revered St. Peter I, as emperor was born in his Memorial Day – May 30 to the Julian calendar Built in 1818-1858 years by the architect Auguste de Montferrand;. oversaw the...
The first and the largest monastery of St. Petersburg. Alexander Nevsky Monastery is located between the rivers Neva, Monastyrka and by-channel, is an oasis of Russian spiritual life at the Monastery island. At the spot where the Black River, and now Monastyrka, flows into the Neva River, July 15, 1240 there was a battle squads Alexander Nevsky with the Swedish army. In honor of the memory of the victory over the Swedes in 1704 Peter I had decided to build a monastery on this place and decided...