The architecture of St. Petersburg

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1 The architecture of St. Petersburg The authors of the project: Aleksey Alekseev, gymnasium 32, St. Petersburg Lauriina Kittilä, Linnankosken lukio, Porvoo

2 The project goals: To study traditions and the modernity of St. Petersburg; To investigate old and modern architecture of St. Petersburg.

3 1. Informational gather information about the past and the present architecture of St.Petersburg 2. Educational studying the architecture of the city 3. Integrational this joint project will allow students and teachers from St. Petersburg and Porvoo to work together

4 Kazan Cathedral It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, probably the most venerated icon in Russia

5 Smolny Cathedral The convent's main church, a blue-and-white building, is considered to be one of the architectural masterpieces of the Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli

6 The State Russian Museum The main building of the museum is the Mikhailovsky Palace, a splendid Neoclassical residence of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich, erected in to a design by Carlo Rossi on Square of Arts in St Petersburg. Upon the death of the Grand Duke the residence was named after his wife as the Palace of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, and became famous for its many theatrical presentations and balls.

7 Hermitage Museum It was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and open to the public since It was designed by many architects, most notably Bartolomeo Rastrelli, in what came to be known as the style

8 Bridges Peter the Great Bridge Today people call this bridge both Peter the Great Bridge and Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge.

9 Palace Bridge Palace Bridge is a road traffic and foot bascule bridge spanning the Neva River in Saint Petersburg between Palace Square and Vasilievsky Island. Like every other Neva bridge (except for Big Obukhovsky Bridge), it is drawn by night, making travel between various parts of the city virtually impossible.

10 Trinity Bridge It was the third permanent bridge across the Neva, built between 1897 and 1903 by the French firm Batignolles.

11 The modern architecture in the The project of creation of the new city micro district at southwest coast of gulf of Finland. The multipurpose complex is calculated on more than on inhabitants. The architect of the project is the head of one of the largest design bureaus of Canada K.F.Stone Design International Inc., Peter Fu city Baltic Pearl

12 Benua's Business centre The Class A business centre Benua s( Benoit )located at the intersection of Piskarevsky Prospect and Sverdlovskaya Embankment was opened in autumn The architects of the project are NPS Tchoban Voss (Germany). The facade of the building is made of panoramic glass and decorated with ornaments on the basis of digital printing of the prints of the famous Russian painter Alexander Benoit. The paintings are based on the plays of Dyagilev Seasons. The panoramic windows give the opportunity to let light into rooms. Nighttime lighting of the facade creates a wonderful view. This business center sets the architectural style of all of the Sverdlovskaya Embankment.

13 Benua's Business centre Sverdlovskaya embankment, 44

14 Ladozhsky Rail Terminal The newest and most modern passenger railway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opened in It serves routes to the north and east previously served by Moscow Rail Terminal, as well as some lines previously served by Finlyandsky Rail Terminal. The new station, designed by the Russian architect Nikita Yavein in 2001.

15 Grand Hotel Emerald, Suvorovsky Prospect 18 New hotel in the historical centre of St.Petersburg. The designing of the hotel building "the GrandHotel Emerald" began at the end of 1999 under the guidance of architect E.L.Gerasimov. It was built in 2000.

16 Clown theatre Litcedei St. Lva Tolstogo, 9 Litcedei is the first and the only clown-mime theatre in Russia, which is engaged in the clownery genre. It was built in The arcitects are Gaykovich S.V., Okuneva М. V., Olbderogge М. D.

17 Trading-office complex Regent Hall Vladimirsky Prospect, 21 Regent Hall represents an eight-floor building. The total area of it is sq.m. The building was designed in the neoclassical style. The building has a modern glazed facade. The project was developed by the group of architects "LenNiiproekt, led by the Russian architect P. Jushkantsev.

18 Apartment elite house Imatra Malyi Prospect, P.S. 30