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Savior on Spilled Blood
Savior on Spilled Blood

Savior on the Blood erected on the orders of Alexander III in memory of his father, Alexander II of, who died on this spot in a terrorist explosion. The temple was built as a nationwide memorial monument. Since 1918 Savior on Spilled Blood became exclusively a cultural monument, and from 1930 to 1970. is a stock that has caused serious damage to its artistic decoration. In 1970, the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood became a branch of the museum “St. Isaac’s Cathedral,”...

Admiralty

Admiralty in St. Petersburg -. One of the most beautiful and famous monuments of the capital of North Construction was started in 1704 according to the drawings of Peter I on the island between the Neva and the Moika (the island was named Admiralty). Admiralty was conceived as a major shipbuilding Russian shipyard on the Baltic Sea and Next was the center of ship building. Admiralty rooms were masterskimi.Verf by ship was built by the letter “P”, the main façade had a length of...

The origin of the Nevsky Prospect
The origin of the Nevsky Prospect

The most popular part of the northern capital. Immediately after its founding, the city will need to bridge the industrial area (Admiralty), with Alexander Nevsky Lavra. In whose honor and was later named the prospectus. Construction bedet oboem be conducted on the sides at the same time, however, bridge the straight road can not be far from the street and there will be a break in Rheine today Square Vosstaniya.V later, wanting to raze the way to the Alexander Nevsky Laura will postroenNovy...