Biography of Nevsky Prospekt

The street is laid in the year after the order of Peter I. Today there are almost no modern buildings on this highway, and old houses are famous for their unique stories. Now on large city holidays, the square is turning into a large carnival, from all sides the music and loud voices of the townspeople are heard. At any time of the day, the avenue is popular, both among young people and the older generation.

Therefore, all lovers of travel are obliged to visit this street, because it has collected a huge number of city attractions. Residents of St. Petersburg are happy to share a route for walking: it is better to start their journey from the Admiralty and continue towards the Square of the uprising. The avenue crosses several rivers - Moika, Fontanka and the Griboedov channel. Nevsky is also divided into 2 sides - a shadow and sunny side.

On the first are houses with odd numbers, and on sunny counting. During the war, the side with even houses was more dangerous than the shadow. In the year, inscriptions were left on the walls, warning the population about the shelling, which have survived to this day. Nevsky Prospekt has some curvature if you look at it from a bird's eye view. This is explained by the fact that they began to build it at once on both sides.

From the side of the sea station, the road was made to improve the quality of movement of goods - hay and firewood, as well as products. From the side of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, monks paved the path. Since at that time the creators of the highway did not coordinate their actions, the road acquired bend. Now in its place is the metro station "Square of the Uprising", and the part of the avenue built by monks is called Staro-Nevsky.

After the 17th century, many tried to “straighten up” the highway, having completed a new highway, now it was Goncharynaya and Torozhnaya streets, but the continuation never became Nevsky Prospekt. Many classics spoke about the beauty of Nevsky Prospekt. For example, Gogol wrote that in the northern capital there is nothing better than him. A large number of tourists begins their acquaintance with Peter from this place.

The main attractions of Nevsky Prospekt on the main street of the city have many historical monuments of the structure of past centuries. If you suddenly ended up in St. Petersburg, then do not miss the opportunity to see them with your own eyes. The Palace of the Stroganov Stroganov Palace is located at the beginning of Nevsky Prospekt. The plan of the new building was developed by Francesco Rastrelli, the construction of the building dates back to the year after the destruction of the previous structure by the fire.

They built a palace in a very short time at that time - in 2 years. Opening, the building quickly became a popular place for meeting representatives of the aristocracy. He was also visited by many famous writers and poets, for example, Krylov, Fonvizin and many others. The revolution left its mark on the palace - it was given to the Soviet rule. Then a museum was located here, and after a year various economic organizations.

In the 10th years, the Stroganov Palace was transferred to the Russian Museum, he, in turn, was engaged in the restoration of the building for more than 15 years. Now this restored monument is a popular place for tourist excursions. Kazan Cathedral is another popular place on Nevsky. The design of the cathedral was developed in the year by the architect Voronikhin.

The difference between the project was colossal from the usual buildings of that time - the cathedral was not resembled by the Church in the Russian style, but the real Catholic temple. The history of this place is so rich that you can talk about it for hours. The construction of the cathedral was completed in the year, later it was used as a warehouse for military provisions and was given under storage of keys from captured European fortresses and settlements.

The cathedral is Kutuzov’s burial place. At the end of the October Revolution, worships were interrupted in the cathedral and it became a museum of history and atheism, excursions passed here, up to the collapse of the USSR. After a year, the cathedral was given to the Orthodox Church, returning the icon of the Kazan Mother of God. In addition to the cathedral itself, there is something to stop attention on its locality - these are statues dedicated to the main Russian commanders.

Anichkov Palace The building of the building was started by order of Empress Catherine. She wanted to give the entrance to the city of beauty and nobility. The building was built in the year according to the project, which was developed by Mikhail Zemtsov. After completing construction, Catherine gave the building to her favorite Alexei Razumovsky. The palace is the oldest building of the city, located on Nevsky Prospekt.

Later, after the revolution, the building of the pioneers was in the building, and during the war - a hospital. To date, the palace serves as a place for the work of the young, which conducts excursions daily from 10 a.m. to 6 pm. The monument to Catherine II cannot be represented by Peter without monuments, because he is the cultural capital of our country.

On Nevsky Prospekt there are not only temples, palaces and oldest houses, but also monuments to great people. One of them is this monument, which is located on Ostrovsky Square.The empress was planned to build the monument by the year, but this was only possible after 10 years. The Eliseevsky store with a great example of building a building in the Art Nouveau style is the Eliseev brothers, which was built in the year according to the Baranovsky project.

In addition to the store, which had the opportunity to purchase unusual products - wine, oysters, truffles and coffee, there was also the Nevsky Fars Theater. In Soviet times, the outlet was renamed the Gastro NO1. During a lack of money and products, only chosen people who occupied high posts could allow various sausages and fruits to purchase black caviar. Today the store also carries out work, while the coffee shop is located in the basement.

Passage and other department stores Nevsky Prospekt are rich in shops and various souvenir shops. Here are two main department stores - a passage and a guest courtyard. They are on different sides of Nevsky. In the last century, these stores were the main places for all fashionistas of Leningrad. Only in them was it really possible to purchase sheepskin coats, original dresses or leather boots.

Today, these historical stores of the city are branded boutiques with expensive clothes and commemorative gifts, local residents prefer to dress other shopping centers that are located throughout Nevsky Prospekt - “Gallery”, “Stockmann” and “Nevsky Atrium”. Unusual pedestrian zones in St. Petersburg can enjoy not only monuments and epoch -making buildings, but also just streets.

Passing along Nevsky Prospekt, you can notice miniature streets, which are formed in an amazing way. They have beautiful fountains, sculptures and many colors. The avenue ends with another colorful place called the Alexander Nevskaya Lavra. It includes a male monastery, which acts now, as well as the cathedral and cemetery. All these attractions make new tourists fall in love with the city, forcing to return to the most beautiful places again and again.

Each house, cathedral and street have its own unique story, which is interesting to know, to see Peter's beauty with his own eyes - a real miracle. Leave a comment.