Saint Petersburg Mosque (Saint Petersburg)

Holy Trinity Church Chapel Baltic Sea · Russia · Saint Petersburg

The foundation of the first city wooden Holy Trinity Church was laid on 29 May (16 May in the old style) 1703 at command of Emperor Peter the Great and consecrated on 10 July 1711. The project was designed by the architect Domenico Trezzini. During the first years of St. Petersburg existence, its center was Troitskaya Square, and the temple had ...

Ioann of Kronshtadt Monastery Baltic Sea · Russia · Saint Petersburg

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Chapel of St. Spyridon of Trimythous Baltic Sea · Russia · Saint Petersburg

In 1807, in his Strelna Palace residence, Emperor Alexander I formed the Imperial Police Battalion consisting of citizens of the palace villages, mainly Finns. In 1811, it was reorganised as the Finnish Guard Regiment. The Regiment distinguished itself in the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. After the war was finished, it was quartered in 65 Bolshoy Aven...