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 The Palace of Happiness & Weddings
By Elisaveta Gordienko
The Angliyskaya (English) Embankment is one of the oldest in the city. The architectural look of St. Petersburg took shape very quickly, and 30 years after its foundation by Peter the Great the English Embankment was fully developed. It got its name in the second half of the 18th century – prior to that it was called first Nizhnaya, and then Galernaya...>>>Readers Comments (2)
 Taste of Baroque - In the Very Heart of the City
By Elisaveta Gordienko
One of the most outstanding landmarks of St. Petersburg’s baroque architecture is hidden in a beautiful garden in Sadovaya Street, not far from Nevsky Prospect. It is a bright example of a rich 18th-century city estate. Count Mikhail Vorontsov, the Chancellor of the Russian Empire, spent his entire fortune to construct one of the most magnificent and grand palaces of the Northern Capital...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 Maltese Chapel
By Elisaveta Gordienko
This small Chapel was consecrated in 1800, and is a masterpiece created by Giacomo Quarenghi. The building is not entirely in Quarenghi’s usual classical style, as he tried to match the look of the Chapel with the architectural style of Rastrelli’s Palace. The inner decoration of the Chapel – the columns in combination with the arches, plaster garlands and Maltese crosses - gives lustre to this modestly proportioned building...>>>Readers Comments (2)
 The Singer of Russian Baroque
By Elisaveta Gordienko
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli was a Russian architect of Italian origin. In 1716 he came to St. Petersburg with his father, and then studied abroad between 1725 and 1730. From 1730-1760 he was the court architect, and from 1771 an honourable free member of the Academy of Arts. Unfortunately, he wasn’t very popular in Russia as an architect during the last 9 years of his life as the baroque style was falling from its favour...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 Russian History Lives Here
By Elisaveta Gordienko
A St. Petersburg legend says that in 1917, after the Bolsheviks came to power, not all the Imperial treasures were seized or taken out of the country. Some believe that much was in fact buried under several well known mansions around the city. One of these mansions is thought to be the former home of Matilda Kshesinskaya, the famous ballerina who enjoyed a long love affair with Nicholas II and emigrated to Paris after the revolution...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 A Palace Fit for a Bride
In the centre of St. Petersburg there is a quiet, age-old street named Furshtadtskaya. As you walk along it your pace naturally slackens and your mood lifts as you reach one of its houses. This is not only due to the beauty of the building which is truly splendid, but also for the romantic atmosphere surrounding it...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 Chekhov Street – Literary Address of St. Petersburg
By Svetlana Smirnova
In Russian literature St. Petersburg is commonly described as a mysterious city, full of untold, secret stories, many carefully hidden behind the facades of magnificent buildings in the historical centre. ..>>>Readers Comments (0)
 The St. Petersburg of Dostoevsky
St. Petersburg is the main city of Dostoevsky’s life. The events of many of his novels take place in its streets and squares. It’s not a backdrop for his stories, but an active character which is able to influence the events and the plot..>>>Readers Comments (0)
 Russian Versailles
By Tatiana Solobaeva
Peterhof is a sumptuous seashore residence of the Russian Tsar Peter the Great some 30 kilometers to the West of St. Petersburg. It was conceived as a monument to the victory in the Northern war, which turned Russia into a mighty sea power..>>>Readers Comments (2)
 ORANIENBAUM
By Nadya Zyuzina
Oranienbaum is another very lovely palace-and-park ensemble of the St.Petersburg suburbs. The former residence of Russian Tzars, it possesses a unique and refined charm comparable with the elegant splendour of Pushkin, the severe nobleness of Pavlovsk or the sparkling beauty of Peterhof...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 Gatchina Palace & Park
By Nadia Zyuzina
Gatchina is the largest and yet least visited by tourists, suburban residence of Russian Tsars. It lies 45 kilometers south of St. Petersburg. The picturesque land contour, with an abundance of springs and lakes presented a perfect setting for the creation here in the second half of the XVIII century of a unique palace & park ensemble...>>>Readers Comments (22)
 The Marble Palace
By Julia Shadursky
The Palace Embankment on the Neva River is a central point of palaces in St. Petersburg. One in particular, located at the edge of the Field of Mars, delights all with its unparalleled appearance - the Marble Palace...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 Europe Square in St. Petersburg
By Julia Shadursky
Times change and people change, but ideas never die. In December this year, the first stage of the European architectural competition for the reconstruction of Europe Square will start...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 The oldest building in the city The Modest Wooden House of Peter I
By Julia Shadursky
What is the beginning of a city? Probably the first house. The city of St. Petersburg started with a fortress because it was war time, and a few days after its foundation the first dwelling appeared not far from its walls. This was the house of Peter I, which still stands on the Petrogradskaya Side...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 The Mariinsky Palace
By Julia Ivanova
There is probably no other building in Russia that is so closely connected with the last 160 years of Russian history as the Mariinsky Palace (not to be confused with the quite separate Mariinsky Theatre)...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 The Summer Palace
By Julia Ivanova
The Summer Palace of Peter the Great is not only one of the first stone buildings in St. Petersburg, but it’s also a unique example of architecture that reflects the personality of Peter I...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 The Former Palace of the Chancellor Bezborodko
By Ekaterina Chelpanova
The former Palace of Chancellor Bezborodko is located on the Pochtamtskaya Street, adjacent to St. Isaak’s square...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 Former Palace of Grand Duke Nicholas
By Ekaterina Chelpanova
The former Palace of the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevich is on the Labor Square in St. Petersburg. The square is adjacent to the port; and was built on the site of the ship yard founded by Peter I. The square opens to the Neva River, and can be subject to severe winds during the cold St. Petersburg winters...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 The Grand Palace in Peterhof
By Ekaterina Chelpanova
The optimistic and exalted mood of the opulent baroque style of the XVIII century is expressed in the appearance of the Grand Palace in Peterhof, which nowadays crowns the magnificent fountains of the Lower Park...>>>Readers Comments (0)
 The Hermitage Theatre
By Julia Ivanova & Thomas Nelson
The Hermitage Theatre is one of the oldest theatres in St. Petersburg. Not only is it one of the most exquisite chamber theatres in Russia, but it’s also an architectural masterpiece of the world. The building of the theatre is attached to the Hermitage complex through an arch over the Winter Canal that connects the Moika River to the Neva River...>>>Readers Comments (0)
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The Palace of Happiness & Weddings
(1st August 07)
The Singer of Russian Baroque
(1st April 07)
Maltese Chapel
(1st April 07)
Taste of Baroque - In the Very Heart of the City
(1st April 07)
Russian History Lives Here
(15th December 06)
A Palace Fit for a Bride
(1st October 06)
Chekhov Street – Literary Address of St. Petersburg
(8th July 06)
The St. Petersburg of Dostoevsky
(1st June 06)
Russian Versailles
(1st June 06)
ORANIENBAUM
(1st April 06)
Gatchina Palace & Park
(1st February 06)
The oldest building in the city The Modest Wooden House of Peter I
(1st December 05)
Europe Square in St. Petersburg
(1st December 05)
The Marble Palace
(1st December 05)
The Summer Palace
(1st October 05)
The Mariinsky Palace
(1st October 05)
Former Palace of Grand Duke Nicholas
(2nd August 05)
The Former Palace of the Chancellor Bezborodko
(2nd August 05)
The Hermitage Theatre
(1st June 05)
The Grand Palace in Peterhof
(1st June 05)
The Taurida Palace
(27th April 05)
Yelagin Island: The Park and the Palace
(27th April 05)
Former Palace of Baron Shtiglits: now Lukoil’s?
(22nd February 05)
Konstantin Palace
(21st February 05)
Yusupov Palace
(1st January 05)
Mikhailovsky Palace / The Russian Museum
(1st January 05)
Mikhailovsky Castle
(1st January 05)
Palaces of St.Petersburg
(1st November 04)
Amber Room: Beauty Restored to LIfe
(1st August 04)
Tsarskoye Selo – Land of Masterpieces.
(1st August 04)
THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM:
(1st June 04)
MARIINSKY THEATRE: A Historical icon of Architecture and Culture in Saint-Petersburg
(1st May 04)
Yusupov Palace at Moika, 94
(1st February 04)
Pavlovsk
(30th January 04)
The Favourite Place of Catherine the Second
(1st September 03)
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