Sights of Vasilievsky Island, which are definitely worth a visit: description, photo

We all know the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg. But not everyone knows about its no less interesting part - Vasilievsky Island. Interested in this island, you certainly want to visit it. So let's determine what sights Vasilievsky Island is worth visiting first.

A short digression into the history

Vasilievsky Island is the largest on the Neva. Peter 1, after looking at the idea in Amsterdam, wanted to cut the island by a multitude of channels. But he could not bring the idea to life. This was due to a number of reasons, one of which was his closest associate - Alexander Menshikov. He prevented the construction and erected a chic palace. Despite the decrees of the tsar, the people did not move to the Vasilievsky Island. The channels fell asleep. This is the only place in the world where each street has two names. Another important reason was the lack of a road to the island. And Peter did not want to build bridges.

Bridges

Since 1727, they began installing the bridge bridge twice a year. Now there is a memorial on this place. For passage on the bridge had to pay. The collected money was later built by the Nicholas Naval Cathedral.

After some time, the bridge was moved and installed on it the first lights Yablochkov. Later, the bridge was returned to the old place and installed already kerosene lanterns. Because of this in 1916, he burned down.

By the decree of Nicholas 1 in 1850 built the Annunciation Bridge. After the death of the emperor, he was renamed Nikolayevsky. The primary name returned only in 2007. In the days of the Soviet Union, it was called the "Lieutenant Schmidt's Bridge." The bridge, built next to him, called him "son". Now the "son of Lieutenant Schmidt" is called "The Great Peter's Bridge".

Now we know that the main historical sights of Vasilievsky Island of St. Petersburg are bridges. Now let's move on to the rest.

Troyekurov's house

It's incredible how this small mansion has survived to this day - a sample of the buildings of the times of Peter the Great. By this sight of Vasilievsky Island of St. Petersburg, one can judge the appearance of the streets of the city in the middle of the 18th century. The house was built in the 30s of the 18th century for the emperor's steward - Alexei Ivanovich Troyekurov. In 1969, the building was reconstructed. Now in the building of this landmark Vasilievsky Island there is a training complex with its most popular hotel in the city and parking.

House of Academicians

After the opening of the scientific academy on Vasilievsky Island, he became the center of scientific life in Russia. Of course, academicians wanted to live as close to work as possible. For this reason, a "communal house" was opened here. Hence, many scientists left us, because of which the building was nicknamed the "Indian tomb."

Ice-breaker museum "Krasin"

The icebreaker-museum "Krasin" is a true monument to shipbuilding. In 1917 it was built in England under the order for the Marine Ministry of Russia and was named "Svyatogor". In February 1917, the icebreaker arrived in Arkhangelsk, and on August 1, 1819, it was flooded. Until 1952, Krasin remained the most powerful ice drift in the world. Now the ship is one of the branches of the world ocean museum. All interested persons can visit the "ship's sights" of Vasilievsky Island of St. Petersburg, photos of which you can see below. This is the wardroom, the captain's bridge, the navigating house ...

Church of the Three Saints

The author of this sight of the Vasilievsky Island, photo of which you can also see below, is D. Trezzini, but there was nothing to confirm this fact. The Church of the Three Saints was built in 1760.

The Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called

In 1780, this temple was built, located as close to the Church of the Three Hierarchs. There is an opinion that it was here that Catherine Dolgorukaya was buried. In 1917, the temple was looted and closed. In 1992, it was restored and reopened.

Sphinxes

In 1834 the main facade of the Academy of Arts was decorated with two Egyptian sphinxes.

Sphinxes are the most ancient sights of the Vasilievsky Island, which is more than three thousand years old. Once they stood in the alley of the sphinxes at the palace of Amenhotep 3.

The sphinxes were found during archaeological excavations under the command of Janis Atonasis in 1820. As the British Consulate sponsored the expedition, the sphinxes withdrew to England. Nicholas 1 bought them for 62,000 rubles. In 1832, the Sphinxes arrived in St. Petersburg and were installed in front of the Art Academy.

Exchange building

The Exchange building was built after the transfer of the commercial port to the island. In 1730 a wooden building was built. In 1780 they decided to make it stone. In 1783 the plan was put into effect.

The main facade of this landmark Vasilievsky Island goes to the Winter Palace. In 1889, the country's first industrial exhibition was held here, where only the domestic producer was represented.

Grifon's Tower

This full of legends and fictions the tower you will not find in any tourist guide, but this is the place that is definitely worth a visit. According to the main version, once there lived an alchemist secretly removing griffins. Some even saw their silhouettes at night.