The Christmas Quarter of St. Petersburg. Kavalergradskaya Street, Smolnaya Embankment, Smolny Street, Smolny Prospekt
19.99 €
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The Christmas Quarter of St. Petersburg. Kavalergradskaya Street, Smolnaya Embankment, Smolny Street, Smolny Prospekt
19.99 €
Arkady Veksler and Tamara Krasheninnikova's previously published book, "Suvorovsky Prospekt, Tverskaya, and Tavricheskaya Streets," began by exploring the area along the left bank of the Neva, bounded by Smolnaya and Sinopskaya Embankments and the even-numbered side of Staro-Nevsky Prospekt. It outlined the history of this area's main thoroughfare, Suvorovsky Prospekt, and the streets located to its west and north. With this book, the authors conclude their history of the western part of "Smolninsky Mys" with essays on Kavalergardskaya Street, Smolnaya Embankment, Smolny Prospekt, and the streets, lanes, passages, squares, and gardens connected to them. We'll explore Ochakovskaya, Odesskaya, and Stavropolskaya Streets, Smolny Street, Kaluzhsky Lane, and Mariinsky Drive, the Smolny Gardens, the Garden on the Neva, and the "Bobkin" Garden, which remains only in the memories of old-timers. You'll hear stories about the history of the streets and buildings, the architects who created them, and the residents of the houses, both famous and not so famous...
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