Адмиралтейский район
the Адмиралтейский район is part of Saint Petersburg .Interesting places in Адмиралтейский район:
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ST. NICHOLAS' NAVAL CATHEDRAL
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ST. NICHOLAS' NAVAL CATHEDRAL, St. Nicholas Cathedral of Epiphany, located at 1-3 Nikolskaya Square. An architectural monument in the Baroque style. Built in 1753-62 by architect S. I. Chevakinsky on the naval regimental grounds on the site where a wooden church had once stood, the church holds 5,000 people. A separately standing four-tier belfry crowned with a high spire was built in 1755-58. The cross-shaped building of St. Nicholas' Naval Cathedral is decorated with Corinthian columns with clustered tops, moulded window-frames and a wide entablature. The Cathedral is crowned with five gilded cupolas. Balconies with tracery wrought railings add to the dynamic decor of the facade. The St. Nicholas Church with three side-altars is located on the ground floor, and the single-altar Epiphany Church is on the upper level. The 18th century iconostases, carved by I. F. Kanaev and S. Nikulin, have been preserved. The brothers Kolokolnikov painted the icons: Fedot Kolokolnikov in the Upper church, and Mina Kolokolnikov in the Lower church. During consecration, the cathedral was named Naval; the victories of the Russian Navy were celebrated here. The most revered church treasure was the icon of St. Nicholas, dating to the 17th century, with some of his relics. In 1870, the cathedral established a charitable society with a school, a hospital, an orphanage and a women’s hospice. After October 1917, St. Nicholas' Naval Cathedral continued to be in service and in 1941-99 functioned as the main metropolitan cathedral. It gave its name to Nikolskaya Square, Nikolsky Lane, Nikolsky Market and Nikolsky Bridge. A chapel in the lower tier of the belfry was consecrated in 2000.
Saviour-on-Blood cathedral
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This marvelous Old Russian-style church was built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated on March 1, 1881. Built in 1883-1907, the church was designed in the spirit of sixteenth- and seventeenth century Russian architecture, inspired particularly by St Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow. The interior of the church, a memorial to the late Emperor Alexander II, is decorated with several thousand square yards of mosaics. (info from petersburgcity.com)
Night lights
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Ночной канал Грибоедова в желтых питерских огнях. Вид на Могилевский мост и Никольский собор. ---------------------- Night Griboedov Canal in St. Petersburg yellow lamps. A view of the Mogilevsky bridge and Nikolsky Cathedral. 30.09.2004 Saint-Petersburg
Malaya Konyushennaya Street / Малая Конюшенная улица
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This is a small street which leads to Nevsky Prospect, the main avenue in SPb. You can see the Kazan Cathedral in the background.
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Nearest places of interest:
| Hotel Azimut Покровский остров Baltitiysky Terminal Molodezhnyi Theatre | Школа №232 Кашин мост Mariinsky theatre мост Декабристов |
