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 Exhibition Halls EXHIBITION HALLS. Trere is a wide network of exhibition halls, opened at the museums, Houses and Palaces of Culture, city and district libraries, in the Leningrad Oblast. Since April 1979 Exhibition Hall at Slantsi Town local history museum has... more

hidden Felten, Yuri Matveyevich (George Friedrich) (1730 - 1801), an architect Velten, Yuri Matveyevich (George Friedrich) (1730 - 1801), an architect, teacher. Felten learned at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences???? during 1740-1745, in 1750 he graduated from the Tyubingen University. He was the chief architect of the... more

hidden Industrial architecture Industrial architecture. Study of structural and functional features of the production constructions in terms of their aesthetic expression started recently. On the material of the Leningrad region of such studies have not yet done. A small number... more

hidden Paper mill Paper mill (village Ropsha), is the monument of the industrial architecture. The mill was built in 1787-89 (project of Y.M. Felten, realization of S.P. Bernikov). The building is located on the bank of the pond in the east part of the Ropshino... more

hidden Ropsha palace-and-park ensemble The Ropsha palace-and-park ensemble (the settlement of Ropsha, the Lomonosov District). It is a building of architectural and historic interest and landscape architecture art of the 18th century. It is one of palace-and-park ensembles that were... more

hidden Ruska, Luigi (1762 - 1822), an architect Luigi Ruska (1762 - 1822), an architect. Ruska originated from Switzerland. In 1783 he arrived into st. Petersburg, he worked as a bricklayer with Yu.M. Felten, G. Quarenghi, F.I. Volkov, E.T. Sokolov, V. Brenna. He started working independently in... 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 The Lutheran Church of Sts. Peter and Paul (Vyborg Town) The Lutheran Church of SS. Peter and Paul (Vyborg Town, 6 Pionerskaya Square). A german community has been being in Vyborg Town since the middle of the 17th century, but it has not its own church. At first public worships were performed in a hall... more

hidden Zakharov, Andreyan (Adrian) Dmitriyevich (1761-1811), an architect Andreyan (Adrian) Dmitriyevich Zakharov (1761-1811), an architect. From 1767 to 1782 he learned at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts from Yu.M. Felten and A.A. Ivanov. Then till 1786 he learned at Zh.F. Shalgren's workshop in Paris. From 1787 to... more