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Academy of Arts

Founded by resolution of the Senate (6 November 1757). Based on a project of Count Ivan Shuvalov, the first director, for an “Academy of the Three Noblest Arts” – a closed educational establishment wi...

Alexander Column

The Alexander Column was built on Palace Square in memory of the Russian victory over Napoleon in the Patriotic War (1812). Designed by Auguste de Montferrand (1830–34), the column consists of a sing...

Tsar Nicholas I Monument

The monument to Tsar Nicholas I (1856–59) was opened on Mariinskaya (St Isaac’s) Square on the morning of 25 June 1859. The entire ensemble was designed by Auguste de Montferrand, while Baron Peter C...

Alexander Suvorov Monument

Mikhail Kozlovsky’s monument to Count Alexander Suvorov (1730–1800) was officially opened on 5 May 1801 at the southern end of Tsaritsa Meadow ( Field of Mars ), where it was positioned by Andrei Vor...

Mon Bijou Pavilion (Menagerie)

A menagerie was founded in Tsarskoe Selo (1715). The neglected territory (1730s) was gradually transformed into a new regular garden (1740s). Savva Chevakinsky planned a hunting pavilion at the centre...

Hermitage Pavilion

The Hermitage park ensemble at Tsarskoe Selo was planned by Mikhail Zemtsov. Construction was headed by Savva Chevakinsky (1744–49). The pavilion was reconstructed by Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli (...

Admiralty Pavilion

Built by Vasily Neyelov on the bank of the Large Pond in Tsarskoe Selo (1773). Decorated inside (1774–75). Included three pavilions. The central pavilion was known as the Sloop Barn and used to store ...

Gostiny Dvor on Vasilyevsky Island Embankment

Built by Domenico Trezzini as part of the transfer of the commercial port from Trinity Square to Vasilyevsky Island (1721–37). Housed trading outlets, stock exchange and customs. Fell into disuse whe...

Gostiny Dvor on Nevsky Prospekt

Built on the site of wooden single-storey trading rows with open galleries (1740s). First project for a shopping arcade on Nevsky Prospekt was designed but not built by Antonio Rinaldi (late 1750s). ...

Silver Arcades

Three-storey building designed by Giacomo Quarenghi on Nevsky Prospekt (1784–87). Named after the stalls of silversmiths located there until a fire (1783). Tower joining the Silver Arcades and the St...

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