hidden Country estates Country estates. In the early 20th century on the territory of the modern Leningrad Oblast there were 2000 country estates. Mainly they appeared at one time with St. Petersburg. There were not many "Family nests" that belonged to one family and... more

hidden Gatchina District GATCHINA DISTRICT, municipal entity. Population: 111,600. Area: 2850.3 sq. km. Established in 1927. Due to renaming of Gatchina Town, it was called Trotsk District in 1927-29, and Krasnogvardeisk District in 1929-44.Gatchina district borders with... more

hidden Ostrovki, a country estate Ostrovki, an estate (the village of Ostrovki, the Vsevolozhsk District), is situated on the right bank of the Neva River. From 1777 the country house belonged to Prince G.A. Potymkin - Tavrichesky. The Palace (it was built in 1784 - 1786 according... more

hidden Pella, a palace ensemble Pella is a palace ensemble (now within the precincts of the town of Otradnoye of the Kirovsk District). It was created by the order of Empress Katherine II on the left bank of the Neva River at the Ivanovsky rapids in the lands bought in 1784 from... more

hidden Sivoritsi, a country estate Sivoritsi, a country estate (the village of Nikolskoye, the Gatchina district). In 1712 it was granted by Peter I to General-Admiral F.M. Apraksin. In the 1770s P.G. Demidov bought the estate. The estate has the traditional planning "Pokoi"... more

hidden Sokolov, Yegor Timofeyevich (1750 - 1824), an architect Yegor Timofeyevich Sokolov (1750 - 1824), an architect, practical builder. Sokolov was a apprentice, assistant and successor of the architect Yu.M. Felten. In St. Petersburg Y.T. Sokolov led the constructionof the main building of the Academy of... more

hidden Starov, Ivan Yegorovich (1745 - 1808), an architect Ivan Yegorovich Starov (1745 - 1808), an architect, a founder of the Russian classicism style. He learned at the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts, continued the education in France and Italy. In 1769 Starov became an academician and from 1794 he... more

hidden Taitsi, a country estate Taitsi, a country estate (the urban settlement of Taitsi, the Gatchina district). In 1712 Peter I granted the estate to Admiral I.M. Golovin. His sons divided the inheritance in two parts, in 1767 they sold Maliye Taitsi to A.P. Gannibal and in... more