Summer Garden Grotto
In one of the previous publications, we promised to talk about the Grotto, which was located in the Summer Garden. We keep ou [...]
THE PUZZLE OF THE SOUTHERN FACADE …
Visitors during a walk through the Summer Garden may have noticed that the northern and southern facades of the Summer Palace [...]
SOUTHERN FACADE OF SUMMER PALACE PETER I
In a post “Leafing through the binder of old newspapers”, published on May 26, the question was raised: “What mistake was mad [...]
FENCING BY I.A. KRYLOVA
FENCE AT THE MONUMENT I.A. KRYLOVA IN THE SUMMER GARDEN The correct answer is a monument to I.A. Krylov was surrounded by a m [...]
MONUMENT TO FATHER KRYLOV
On May 24 (May 12 according to the old style), 1855, the grand opening of the monument to Ivan Andreevich Krylov took place i [...]
COFFEE HOUSE
On the territory of the Summer Garden, on the site of the current Coffee House, there was the Grotto pavilion, built in 1714- [...]
FIRST SUMMER GARDEN BUILDER
It was Ivan Matveev (Ugryumov), such a double spelling of the name of this master builder in historical literature was formed [...]
GARDENS OF THE RUSSIAN MUSEUM 1945
DEDICATED TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT VICTORY In 1944, much was done to restore the Summer and Mikhailovsky Gardens [...]
DEDICATED TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT VICTORY
GARDENS OF THE RUSSIAN MUSEUM 1944 In January 1944, the fascist blockade of Leningrad was completely lifted. On January 27, a [...]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUMMER GARDEN!
In the information maelstrom of recent events, April 5 quietly came - the time to celebrate the 316 anniversary of the Summer [...]