hidden Dylitsi, a country estate Dylitsi (Yelizavetino), a country estate (the settlement of Yelizavetino, the Gatchina district). "The village of Vsdylitsi" of the Yegoryevsky Vzdylitsky pogost was firstly mentioned in the scribe book of 1499-1500. In 1712 Peter I granted these... more

hidden Restoration of buildings of architectural and historic interest. Restoration of buildings of architectural and historic interest. The first experience of the research restoration of the Russian Middle Ages monuments in the territory of the pesent-day Leningrad Oblast dates from 1846-1847, when in the Ivangorod... more

hidden The Franciscan Monastery (Vyborg Town) The Franciscan Monastery (Vyborg Town, 4 Vodnaya Zastava Street). The Monastery was founded in the 15th century. A monastery school building of the 16th century, built from granite boulders and bricks is survived. In the middle of the 17th century... more

hidden Wooden architecture Wooden architecture. In the east and north-east of the Leningrad Oblast (Boksitogorsk, Podporozhye, Lodeynoye Pole districts) there are many preserved wooden building that are typical for the Russian North: izbas (Russian traditional wooden peasant... more