It’s the second Carillon in our city (another one is in the Peter and Paul Fortress). In the times of Peter the Great there was a crystal carillon operated by the force of water, but unfortunately it was destroyed. The new one appeared in the Cavalry House next to Verkhny garden. The concerts of bell music are held here in summer, every Sunday... More

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This is the pavilion of operating the drawing gear of Ekateringofsky draw-bridge. It was built in 1910-1917, 1950 – 1953 by the architects A. Pshenitsky, D. Akimov-Perets. The length of the bridge is 66,8 m, the width 23,3 m. It’s situated between Rizhsky prospect and Gapsal’skaya st. From 1911 till 1930 the bridge had a name of Rizhsky. It’s... More

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Ornamental ligature pattern on the gates of this half-destroyed castle attracted our attention during our walk in Tsarskoe Selo. More

The wooden railway station built in 1870 by architect V.Vestling was not preserved. Now there is only a stone building of Shuvalovo station built in 1898 by architect B.Grankholm. Shuvalovo railway station is a two-storey stone building with red brick finishing, on the platform side there’s a baldachin based on 6 cast iron columns. On the left there... More

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The so called “Yellow dacha” was built by Maximilian Mesmaher for his brother. The dacha is wooden, built in the end of 1870s. They say it’s an unusual sample of modern for Petersburg. I can’t agree that modern is an unusual style for Petersburg, but other wooden houses of this style I don’t remember. The photo was done two years ago. More

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These are located on the embankment of the Moyka River and off-street. The bathhouses are not operational, but represent a sample of the industrial architecture of the end of the nineteenth century (red not-plastered brick, little trellised windows). Four bulks are built in the form of square (I can not describe them precisely, but one can walk around... More

The house on 6, Chekhova street was built in 1888-90 for Aleksey Suvorin’s family. Suvorin used to be called Petersburg King Lire for his family’s obscure secrets. Poor peasants’ son he achieved great success – he became a journalist, a publisher, drama and novels writer, theatre director and critic. His first wife was killed by her lover, who... More