hidden Beretti, Vikenty Ivanovich (1781 - 18420, an architect Beretti, Vikenty Ivanovich (1781 - 18420, an architect, academician of architecture (1809). Beretti graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1804. He headed the Committee of City Building from 1825. In St. Petersburg and environs Beretti... more

hidden Bezzabotnaya (The Careless), a country estate Bezzabotnaya (The Careless), a country estate (Gorbunki Village, the Lomonosov District). The name (according to the name of the residence of Frederick II in Potsdam Sans-Souci; "sans souc" was translated from French as "careless") was given by O.A.... more

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 Gostilitsi, village GOSTILITSI, a village in Lomonosov District. Population: 3600. It is located at the northern edge of the Izhora Hills, on the Gostilka River. The name originates from the Novgorod name Gostilo. First mention was in Novgorod’s scribe roll of... more

hidden Koporye, a country estate Koporye (Grevova), a country estate in the Lomonosov district. In the 18th century Koporye lands belonged to the Count Razumovskys. In 1809 Count Rasumovsky sold the large estate (15000 desyatinas) with 14 villages to the senator V.N. Zinovyev. His... more

hidden Kummolova, a country estate Kummolova, a country estate (the Lomonosov District, nearby the village of Klimotino). In the early 18th century the grange of Kummolova was granted by Peter I to the architect (the manager of the copper manufactoring in Russia) I.L. Blyumentrost... more

hidden Lomonosov District LOMONOSOV DISTRICT. Area: 1990.8 sq. km. Population: 65,300. Established in 1927. L. D. comprises Bolshaya Izhora and Lebyazhye urban settlements and 140 rural localities. It borders St. Petersburg and Kingisepp, Volosovo, and Gatchina Districts of... more

hidden Lopukhinka, a country estate Lopukhinka, a country estate in the Lomonosov district. In the 18th century on the bank of the River Lopukhinka there was the village Sergiyevskaya which originally belonged to the Counsellor Nikita Lopukhin (the village name comes from this family)... more

hidden Quarenghi, Giacomo (1744- 1817), an architect Giacomo Quarenghi (1744- 1817), an architect and artist. He study painting and architecture in Rome. In 1779 Quarenghi arrived into St. Petersburg and became a court architect. Quarenghi designed and built buildings in the severe classicism style:... more

hidden Ropsha, settlement ROPSHA, a village in Lomonosov District. Population: 847. Located on the Ropsha Heights near the Strelka River, at the crossing of the Kipen-Strelna highway and Dyatlitsi-Krasnoye Selo. The toponym originates from Novgorod’s name Khrap or Khrapsha.... more

hidden The Church of the Holy Trinity (Gostilitsy Village, Lomonosov District) The Church of the Holy Trinity (Gostilitsy Village, 4 Nizhnyaya Street, Lomonosov District). The original wooden church was built in the estate of Nikita Kalitin in the 17th с. In the 1730s the wooden church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of... more

hidden The Church of the Holy Trinity (Stariye Medushi Village, Lomonosov District) The Church of the Holy Trinity (Stariye Medushi Village, the Lomonosov District). A stone one-domed Classicism style church was built and consecrated in 1788, side-altars were devoted to St. Nicholas and St. Roman, Great Martyr and St. David,... more

hidden Ust-Ruditsa, a country estate Ust-Ruditsa, a country estate (the Lomonosov district). In 1753 Empress Elizabeth Petrovna granted a grange and 4 villages in the Koporye uyezd to M.V. Lomonosov for building the estate and a factory of colour glass. Choosing the place at the... more

hidden Vilpovitsy, a country estate Vilpovitsy (Lapina), a country estate in the Lomonosov district near the village of Vilpovitsy. In 1727 lands of the former Zaborovsky Grange with villages of Filippovskaya, Livonskaya and Chudinova belonged to the state were granted by Emperor... more

hidden Voronina, a country estate Voronina, a country estate (the village of Voronino, the Lomonosov district). The granges of Vysotskaya and Voronezhskaya located on the River Voronka were granted by Peter I to Prince A.M. Cherkassky, the Chief-Commissioner of St. Petersburg, in... more