Smol'Ninskoje

St. Petersburg

Peter the Great Bridge
Peter the Great Bridge
When we visited Smolny Cathedral we witnessed a baby being baptized and that made this trip quite a special occasion! Source: Wikipedia This Russian Orthodox convent was built to house Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great. After she was disallowed succession to the throne, she opted to become a nun. However her Imperial predecessor, Ivan VI was overthrown during a coup d'état (carried out by the royal guards in 1741). Elizabeth then decided against entering monastic life and accepted the offer of the Russian throne and work on the convent continued with her royal patronage. Smolny Cathedral (Sobor). The convent's main church (catholicon or sobor), a blue-and-white building, is considered to be one of the architectural masterpieces of the Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, who also redesigned the Winter Palace, and created the Grand Catherine Palace (Yekaterininsky) in Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), the Grand Palace in Peterhof and many other major St. Petersburg landmarks. The Cathedral is the centerpiece of the convent, built by Rastrelli between 1748 and 1764. The projected bell-tower was to become the tallest building in St. Petersburg and, at the time, all of Russia. Elizabeth's death in 1762 prevented Rastrelli from completing this grand design. The smaller bell tower. When Catherine II assumed the throne, it was found that the new Empress strongly disapproved of the baroque style, and funding that had supported the construction of the convent rapidly ran out. Rastrelli was unable to build the huge bell-tower he had planned and unable to finish the interior of the cathedral. The building was only finished in 1835 by Vasily Stasov with the addition of a neo-classical interior to suit the changed architectural tastes at the time. The Cathedral was consecrated on 22 July 1835; its main altar was dedicated to the Resurrection and the two side altars were dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene and Righteous Elizabeth. The church was closed by the Soviet authorities in 1923. It was looted and allowed to decay until 1982, when it became a Concert Hall. Today, Smolny Cathedral is used primarily as a concert hall and the surrounding convent buildings house various offices and government institutions. In addition, the faculties of sociology, political science and international relations of the Saint Petersburg State University are located in some of the buildings surrounding the cathedral. The nearby Smolny Institute is named after the convent. The name "Smolny" derives from the location, in the early days of St. Petersburg the place at the edge of the city where pitch ("smola" in Russian) was processed for use in shipbuilding and maintenance. As a result the locale was called "smolny" - the place of pitch. #architecture #blue
Source: http://www.saint-petersburg.com/monuments/catherine-the-great/ This monument to Catherine the Great was unveiled in 1873. The Empress was adored by the people of St. Petersburg for all her efforts to improve the life and education provided by the city and her reign has long seen been known as the "golden age" of Russia. The statue of Catherine is surrounded by delicately carved figures of the most prominent individuals of her reign: politicians and poets, military men and courtiers. The monument is located in the middle of a small, grass-covered square, just off Nevsky Prospekt, which is lined by the Anichkov Palace, the Alexandrinsky Drama Theater and the Russian National Library. As one of the country's most enlightened monarchs, Catherine could not have chosen a better spot herself. The monument was designed by the Russian artist M.O. Mikeshin and created by the best sculptors and architects of the day. Catherine the Great is dressed in her official gown and holds a scepter in her right hand and an olive wreath in her left hand. The pedestal is decorated with the symbols of royal power. Among the dignitaries, who's likenesses have been carved on the statue's pedestal, are Alexander Suvorov, perhaps the most famous general in Russian history, Prince Potiomkin, the general and politician, Ekaterina Dashkova, the first woman to chair the Russian Academy of Sciences (in the 18th century!!!) and the celebrated poet Gavrila Derzhavin. #architecture
Before I visited Russia I somewhat envisioned it to be a rundown country but that false perception changed quite a bit after visiting St Petersburg which was our first stop after arrival in Russia. Everywhere seems to be well maintained (at least most of the tourist attractions were) with fresh coats of paint! #architecture #blue

Populära sevärdheter att besöka

Tavricheskys palats som visar chateau eller palats

Tavricheskys palats

St. Petersburgs gula palats i klassisk stil står mitt i staden och är en av dess mest imponerande sevärdheter och kantas av eleganta, offentliga trädgårdar.

Tavricheskys palats
Vattenmuseet som visar en trädgård

Vattenmuseet

Detta museum, som ligger i ett gammalt vattentorn av rött tegel, är en perfekt utgångspunkt för att lära sig om allt som har med vatten att göra.

Vattenmuseet
Source: http://www.saint-petersburg.com/monuments/catherine-the-great/ This monument to Catherine the Great was unveiled in 1873. The Empress was adored by the people of St. Petersburg for all her efforts to improve the life and education provided by the city and her reign has long seen been known as the "golden age" of Russia. The statue of Catherine is surrounded by delicately carved figures of the most prominent individuals of her reign: politicians and poets, military men and courtiers. The monument is located in the middle of a small, grass-covered square, just off Nevsky Prospekt, which is lined by the Anichkov Palace, the Alexandrinsky Drama Theater and the Russian National Library. As one of the country's most enlightened monarchs, Catherine could not have chosen a better spot herself. The monument was designed by the Russian artist M.O. Mikeshin and created by the best sculptors and architects of the day. Catherine the Great is dressed in her official gown and holds a scepter in her right hand and an olive wreath in her left hand. The pedestal is decorated with the symbols of royal power. Among the dignitaries, who's likenesses have been carved on the statue's pedestal, are Alexander Suvorov, perhaps the most famous general in Russian history, Prince Potiomkin, the general and politician, Ekaterina Dashkova, the first woman to chair the Russian Academy of Sciences

Tauride Gardens

Tauride Gardens är bara en av sevärdheterna i St. Petersburg, så missa inte allt annat som finns att se och göra. Njut av teatrarna och museerna i området.

Tauride Gardens
Hermitage som visar en park och historisk arkitektur

Eremitaget

4/5(3 recensioner)

Fördjupa dig i en samling av förhistoriska artefakter, smycken från Mellanöstern och europeisk konst över en tidsperiod på 6 000 år i ett av världens äldsta museer.

Eremitaget
Isakskatedralen som visar en staty eller skulptur och en stad

Isakskatedralen

3,5/5(3 recensioner)

Katedralen är en viktigt del av Sankt Petersburgs stadslandskap och utsikten från den är lika häpnadsväckande som den dekadenta interiören.

Isakskatedralen
Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood som inkluderar historisk arkitektur

Uppståndelsekyrkan

4/5(4 recensioner)

Denna kyrka har använts som allt från ett lager till en avskrädeshög, men nu har den återställts till sin forna glans och är en av Sankt Petersburgs främsta religiösa byggnader.

Uppståndelsekyrkan

Andra områden i Smol'Ninskoje

Alexander Nevsky Lavra presenterar en park och historisk arkitektur såväl som en liten grupp av människor

Tsentralny

Resenärer brukar välja Tsentralny för de fascinerande museerna. Hoppa på tunnelbanan på Mayakovskaya station eller Dostoyevskaya station och kolla in berömda sevärdheter som Fabergé Museum.

Tsentralny
Nevskiy Prospekt som inkluderar en stad och nattliv

Nevsky Prospekt

4/5(5 områdesrecensioner)

Nevsky Prospekt är bland annat känt för museerna, teatrarna och kyrkorna. Passa på att besöka Fabergé Museum eller Fontanka River Embankment när du ändå är här, och hoppa på tunnelbanan på Mayakovskaya station eller Gostiny Dvor station för att ta dig runt i staden.

Nevsky Prospekt
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Okrug

När du ändå är i Okrug kan du besöka några viktiga sevärdheter, som till exempel Buff Theater, och du kan hoppa på tunnelbanan på Novocherkasskaya station om du vill se mer av staden.

Okrug
Kazan katedral som inkluderar historisk arkitektur och en kyrka eller katedral

Centrum

4,5/5(9 områdesrecensioner)

De fascinerande museerna, de storslagna kyrkorna och de charmiga kaféerna är bara några exempel på vad som finns att utforska i Centrum. Komplettera din resa med att besöka Alexandrinsky-teatern eller Katarina den storas monument, och du kan hoppa på tunnelbanan på Gostiny Dvor station eller Dostoyevskaya station för att ta dig runt i staden.

Centrum
The former city square of the Old Russian Empire, this square its famous for holding the 1905 Bloody Sunday and the 1917 October Revolution. A massive square just in front of the Hermitage Museum, its a popular destination where carriages, skaters and tourists mix up. The statue in the middle is the Alexander Column, a 50 meters tall column thats unique of its kind. This enormous column was placed in the middle of Palace square to celebrate the victory of Russia over Napoleonic France. Unlike its ancient predecessors, at the top of the column there was not a statue of the respective emperor at the time

Palatsdistriktet

När du ändå är i Palatsdistriktet kan du besöka några viktiga sevärdheter, som till exempel Cigarrmuseum, och du kan hoppa på tunnelbanan på Nevsky Prospekt station om du vill se mer av staden.

Palatsdistriktet
May 2011 Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg Kazan Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox Church built in 1801 - 1811 by architect Andrey Voronikhin. Also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, dedicated to this venerated icon. It was modeled upon the St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican. It is located on the main road of St. Petersburg, the Nevsky Boulevard.

Distrikt nr. 78

När du ändå är i Distrikt nr. 78 kan du besöka några viktiga sevärdheter, som till exempel Stora Gostiny Dvor eller Kazan katedral, och om du vill se mer av staden kan du hoppa på tunnelbanan på Gostiny Dvor station eller Admiralteyskaya station.

Distrikt nr. 78

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