Alexander Nevsky Lavra: from bridges to necropolises
A walk around the monastery island: bridges, cemeteries and cathedrals
Stories along the route
2-й Лаврский мост · 0.0 km
Посмотрите под ноги: вы стоите на мосту, который умеет обманывать ожидания. На вид — обычный деревянный переход через Монастырку, но именно здесь спрятана инженерная дерзость начала XXI века.
Государственный музей городской скульптуры · 0.3 km
Before you are not just museum doors — this is the headquarters of the keepers of all the city's monuments. Here, at the State Museum of Urban Sculpture, the fate of the monuments you pass every day has been decided sinc…
Тихвинское кладбище (Санкт-Петербург) · 0.4 km
You are standing at the entrance to Tikhvin Cemetery, and perhaps you don't immediately notice that this is not just a quiet corner amid the bustle of the city.
Никольское кладбище Александро-Невской лавры · 0.8 km
Before you is Nikolskoye Cemetery, the third one in the lavra, but with a history that didn't begin with its name.
Троицкий собор Александро-Невской лавры · 1.3 km
Before you stands not just a cathedral, but a true capitular church of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky. Imagine: on ceremonial days, cavaliers of the order would come here to offer up their prayers.