Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #7 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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3.2 km
39 m
Explore Saint Petersburg in Russia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in Saint PetersburgSight 1: Catherine II
Book Free Tour*The Monument to Catherine II is a monument on Ostrovsky Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, erected in honor of Empress Catherine II in 1873.
Sight 2: Церковь Святых и праведных Симеона Богоприимца и Анны Пророчицы
The Church of Simeon and Anna is a parish Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, on the corner of Belinsky and Mokhovaya streets, an architectural monument, one of the oldest churches in the city. It belongs to the Central Deanery of the St. Petersburg Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Former Chapter Church of the Order of St. Anne.
Wikipedia: Церковь Симеона и Анны (Санкт-Петербург) (RU), Website
Sight 3: На Литейном
The State Dramatic Theatre on Liteyny Avenue is a theatre at 51 Liteyny Avenue, Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was founded in 1909. Konstantin Tverskoy worked at the Liteinyi Theatre as director, Savely Schleifer (1881–1943) as designer. The Narodnaia Komedia took up Meyerhold's experiments from the Liteyni and Hermitage Theatre. The theatre produced many unusual offerings. In 1909 the Japanese play Terakoya was presented. Boris Romanov (1891-1957) choreographed the cabaret The Goatlegged, and Arkady Averchenko contributed sketches and vaudevilles.
Sight 4: St. Maria of Lourde Roman Catholic Church
The Church of the Mother of God of Lurda is a Catholic church in the Liteiny District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built in 1903-1909 for the needs of the French Catholic community according to the project of architects L. N. Benois and M. M. Peretyatkovich. It was consecrated on December 5, 1909 by Bishop John Ciepliak. From 1938 to 1992, the church remained the only functioning Catholic church in Leningrad.
Wikipedia: Храм Лурдской Божией Матери (Санкт-Петербург) (RU)
Sight 5: Большой концертный зал «Октябрьский»
The Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall (BKZ) (Russian: Большой концертный зал «Октя́брьский», romanized: Bol'shoy kontsertnyy zal «Oktyábr'skiy», Big Concert Hall "October") is a theatre located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It hosts variety actors, rock musicians, and also dance and ballet collectives. Located in the Greek Square, it opened October 1967, inaugurated 50 years after the October Revolution.
Wikipedia: Oktyabrsky Concert Hall (EN), Website, Telegram, Vk, Instagram
Sight 6: Nikolay Nekrasov
The monument to N. A. Nekrasov is a bust monument located in St. Petersburg, in the park near the house No. 37 on Liteiny Prospekt. It is dedicated to Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov, a recognized classic of Russian literature, closely connected with St. Petersburg by his life and work. The author of the project is the sculptor V. V. Lishev. It is the only surviving monument of St. Petersburg, erected as part of Lenin's plan of monumental propaganda. The monument to Nekrasov is a cultural heritage site of federal significance.
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