interesting facts about Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a young enough city, he is only 310. But, in spite of the young age, history of city is many-sided and rich in interesting facts. It is possible infinitely much to tell cities not only about history but also about his architectural monuments. Building built in Petersburg 1917 to, practically saved fully. From Neva to the By-pass channel and from the Alexanders-Nevskaya lavra to port looks almost the same as to October revolution. Saint Petersburg here combines in itself building of quite different architectural styles. Fact 1: Eclecticism Petersburg Architecture of Питера is so various, that at building of the Mihaylovskoe or engineering lock (now the Russian museum) was to do all four facades of building different. A lock is carried out in such kind for the achievement of harmony with an architectural environment. He is built in the days of Paul I, that intention of creation and first sketches of lock belong to. Fact 2: That is kept in the ball of the Admiralty spire An admiralty decorates a spire, in more than 70 meters high, on the edge of that the gilded ship weighing 65 kg Libra of gold of gone on a gilt - 2 kg Exist legend that into the gilded ball on a spire a money-box is kept with the standards of all gold chinks made from the moment of founding Petersburg. This Шар is really hollow, but not gold chinks are kept there, certainly,, and reports of masters on works on repair of toy-ship and spire in all history of existence of building. In the war-time, guarding a spire from bombing, habitants of Leningrad sewed together the special cover for him. Fact 3: As Peter III decided the problem of garbage There is solemn on the Palace area, with snow-white columns and gilt the Winter palace, projected architector Rastrelli and built in 1754-1762. When building was complete, an area was cluttered up by building garbage. An emperor Peter III was able to get rid from him by a simple and original method - he ordered to declare to the people, that every persons interested can take from an area whatever, free of charge. In a few hours all area was cleared. Fact 4: How many time required, to examine the Hermitage A winter palace is main building of the Hermitage. All architectural complex of the Hermitage consists of a few building on the embankment of Neva is the Winter palace, east wing of the Main staff. Collection of the Hermitage consists of almost three million monuments of world culture and history. Required a few years, to go round the Hermitage, stopped near every exhibit, even on a minute. Fact 5: Secret of the Alexanders column The column of Alexander sanctified to victory of Russia in war with Napoleon. Column in 47,5 meters high and weighing about 700 tons the figure of angel crowns with a cross. A column is envisaged nothing and reposes on a pedestal exceptionally under weight of the weight. The first time, the habitants of city feared to go by a column and walked around her a side. Then author of monument Monferan began to be every day missed near a column, convincing the actions of townspeople out of harms way building. Fact 6:Saint Isaac’s Cathedral is the highest observation deck of city Saint Isaac’s Cathedral l is the largest cathedral in Russia and fourth on a size in the world. Rising on the narrow winding stairs of Saint Isaac’s Cathedral on a height 43 meters, it is possible to see all city. In spite of it for years Great Patriotic War Cathedral was never exposed to direct artillery bombardment - an only casual projectile got in the western corner of cathedral. There is supposition is reason in that fascists used the highest dome of city, as reference-point for zeroing in. Maybe, therefore authorities hid in basement of Saint Isaac’s Cathedral of value from other museums that did not have time to take out blockades to beginning. Similarly interesting circumstance that almost 100 kg of Pure gold went away on the gilt of main dome and domes of five bell towers. During a blockade the habitants of city hid this splendour under the layer of grey paint. Fact 7: the Unique equestrian sculpture On Saint Isaac’s Cathedral of area it is possible to see another unique monument is a monument to Nikolay I, projected Moferanns. It is an unique equestrian sculpture on two footholds, only in the world. Nikolay sits on a horse and turned to Saint Isaac’s Cathedral . Circumstance that a rider turned aside from a palace, served formal cause for daughter Nikolay I to give up a residence in a palace, in spite of the fact that this was a gift exactly to her on occasion of her wedding.
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