Rich businessman Kurt Saxon Bogdanovic Siegel, founded in 1877 in St. Petersburg Mechanical Plant, lived close to the production. Building shops and his own house he commissioned the famous architect St. Petersburg Jerome Kitner. Picturesque asymmetrical roof with turrets, fancy box, various decorative details on the facade of the house owner’s monogram and relief with tools images attract attention and inspire respect for the skill of the...
The Priory – the only preserved in the Russian architectural structure built mainly by zemlebita technology This technology built palace walls, fence, construction Pridvortsovy.. Retaining wall made of famous stone pudostskogo, Gatchina which many buildings were laid out. Palace Tower is built of stone paritskogo. Priory Located in the south-eastern shore of the Black Lake. The park, which is a lake, later also became known as “the Priory” (before that it was called...
The museum is the successor and guardian of the first collections of medical museums of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. His collection originates from the collection of tools Artisan house, founded by Peter I, collections of Surgical, Pirogov and Military museums health. The museum was founded in 1942 in Moscow. He was subsequently moved to Leningrad, where in 1951 opened its doors to visitors. According wealth funds, reflecting the development of medicine and the activities of its...
Darkness and light blockade nights as a symbol of life and death, tragedy and triumph. Smoke and the glow of fires and saving fire “burzhuek” light anti-aircraft searchlights and shine victory salute to the day of full liberation of the city from the enemy siege. Lifeless whiteness of the snow that covered the freezing hungry city, and life-affirming greenery beds that Leningrad in the spring took all the urban space. To feel the atmosphere of the besieged city will light and sound...
The museum has its origins in 1924 with the “corner of Ilyich”, established in the memory of VI Ulyanov (Lenin). In 1992, the museum-apartment of Lenin Museum was reorganized into the history of the revolutionary-democratic movement. In 2006, with the opening of new museum exhibitions was called “all ranks Petersburg” Museum includes several commemorative and thematic expositions:. Historical exhibition “Around Semenovski parade ground”, dedicated to the...
The museum is located on Nevsky Prospekt, 5. Right at the entrance you will meet the cheerful skull from Mexico. You will get acquainted with the gods of death in Nigeria and Egypt, and see the spirit of death in Hong Kong. You wink death masks from the Vatican and fashion skeletons from Italy will suit most nedinamichnoe fashion show in the universe. And for a snack, you will learn all about the most unusual funeral rituals from different countries and the most bizarre tombstones. And, having...