hidden Charlemagne, Iosif Iosifovich (1782 - 1861), an architect Charlemagne, Iosif Iosifovich (1782 - 1861), an architect, artist. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1803, was a student of the architect Ch. Cameron. Charlemagne was the assistant of the architect L. Ruska and after 1817 he... more

hidden The Church of the Annunciation of the Mother of God (Ropsha Village, Lomonosov District) The Church of the Annunciation of the Mother of God (Ropsha Village, the Lomonosov District). According to some information the original Dimitrovskaya (?) church in a cemetery (on Knyazhye Gorka) was laid in 1500. During the period of the Sweden... more

hidden Tikhvin Convent of the Presentation in the Temple The Tikhvin Convent of the Presentation in the Temple (the town of Tikhvin). It was founded on the right bank of the Tikhvinka River, probably like the Dormition Convent, according to the order of Ivan the Terrible in 1560. The wooden walls were... more