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...
Some St. Petersburg courtyards are mysterious places! In the center of a courtyard there is a sculpture group which represents 12 zodiac signs and reminds of The Stonehenge … Each sign has its own column. People have named this place the yard of the zodiac, and it is quite popular among those who are into mystical stories Some locals say that one of the columns (Sagittarius) suddenly once disappeared for a short while to come back out of the blue. These columns are belived to be fortune...
Drama Theatre Komissarzhevskaya keeps an atmosphere of goodwill and friendliness, which he planted many now famous actors cinema speakers here. It all began in 1848 when the building was built Passage, which served not only shopping destination, but also a cultural holiday of St. Petersburg. In the early 20th century, when new owners restructuring was created a small theater room with its own entrance, which began its meteoric rise career Vera Fedorovna Komissarzhevskaya. It was she who, after...
The mansion was built by order of her husband’s famous dramatic actress MG Savina AE Molchanov. External appearance corresponded to the mansion of actress profession, which became the “golden autumn” theatrical stage life. The first floor was occupied by a dining room, an office, a library and a room for theater costumes. On the second floor there are dressing room, dressing room, living room. The interiors are decorated with painted narrative stained glass dedicated to the...
Raskolnikov House or the house Joachim -. House on the intersection of Civic Street, 19 Joinery and lane 5 It is in this house, according to researchers of FM. Dostoevsky lived protagonist of the novel “Crime and Punishment” Rodion Raskolnokov. On the front of the house there is a memorable high relief made of bronze and granite, opened in 1999. Famous St. Petersburg academician and writer D.S.Lihachёv D.A.Granin – made by the authors of the text engraved on a high relief:...