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Originally made of wood, stone and now it stands at the very tip of the island of Kazan In order to make it more solid, on the orders of Anna Ivanovna here were moved image of Our Saviour, the Shroud, an icon of the Sign.; and the entrance was decorated with bas-reliefs, and for interior decoration added carved iconostasis. It is in the Church Stables February 1, 1837 was held the funeral AS Pushkin, because of the large number of people who came to bid farewell to the poet authorities feared...

Congress Palace, also known as the Constantine Palace, was rebuilt from the ruins to the tercentenary of St. Petersburg. It was originally built as a royal residence, able to outshine the famous Versailles, however, have difficulties with the arrangement of fountains and Peter I did not wait for his building was zaversheniya.Posle to the Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich, from which it derives its name; with him the palace was greatly ennobled: overbuilt gazebo, there were bay windows and...

Mikhailovsky garden, surrounded by the most famous buildings in our city, but he remains in the shadows. It was founded in the same year as the Summer Garden, 1712, but was much more in the area and planned to plant fruit trees there, and also breed animals for hunting. Besides amusements, there were buildings and Catherine Palace (now the Pavilion Rossi) and a sauna for the emperors. The name ” St. Michael ” came later, after the construction of the castle, now known as the...

Yelagin Palace is one of the most beautiful monuments of landscape art, located in the Central Park of Culture and Rest named after Kirov. Building, as well as the entire island was named chet High Chamberlain Ivan Yelagin, which all belonged to it. After his death, the palace was chosen widow Empress Maria Fedorovna.Vse interior were faced with artificial marble, are like their whiteness on the porcelain, it is also worth noting Carved wooden doors, which was personally involved architect...

Peter and Paul Cathedral, the third building height in our city, but perhaps the most recognizable. Its construction began in 1703 with a small wooden church, which was later built into a stone pillow. The building is in the West European style, and for all its simplicity ukraesheny leaves a feeling of lightness and light. The interior also holds a very unpretentious, decorated with wood, marble and crystal. Cathedral is rarely used for its intended purpose, it became part of the museum...

The stadium “Petrovsky” erected on a small island between the Malaya Neva river and Zhdanovka and is one of the most famous sports buildings of St. Petersburg. Building, located on the Petrograd side in 20 minutes from Nevsky Prospect, is located in the heart of the city and can accommodate a 21 570 spectators today, the stadium “Peter” in the first place -. the home arena of FC “Zenit”. However, even in the off-season construction demand and for other...