Lesnaya: from avant-garde residential complexes to a children's hospital

Walking tour of the Vyborg Side: Constructivism, metro history, and imperial charity
Stories along the route
Лесная (станция метро, Санкт-Петербург) · 0.0 km
Imagine: it's 1995, you descend into Lesnaya station, and instead of a train — a bus. Yes, that's exactly how the metro worked here for almost ten years. This station, opened in 1975, witnessed a real underground drama.
Автомобильный завод «Русский Рено» · 0.9 km
Before you stands not just an old factory, but a true architectural experiment frozen in time. Picture it: 1914, cars are being assembled here, and the building you see was designed to grow along with production.
Комплекс детской больницы в память Священного коронования Их Императорских Величеств · 1.2 km
Imagine: it's 1905, and you're a city official who has come to inspect the new children's hospital. Before you is not one monumental building, but an entire little town of pavilions scattered among the greenery.
Санкт-Петербургский государственный педиатрический медицинский университет · 1.6 km
You are standing in front of a building that holds world medical history — and you may not even realize it. This is the St.
Батенинский жилмассив · 2.1 km
You are standing in front of a building that looks like an entire city in miniature — and that's no accident. Before you is the Bateninsky residential complex, a true architectural monument that still preserves the spiri…
Городок текстильщиков · 2.6 km
Перед вами не просто дома, а настоящий манифест эпохи, застывший в кирпиче и штукатурке. Этот городок текстильщиков, памятник архитектуры, был задуман в конце двадцатых годов как идеальный мир для рабочих.