From Chernyshevskaya Metro Station to the Preobrazhensky Barracks
A walk through the old lanes and mansions of St. Petersburg
Stories along the route
Чернышевская (станция метро) · 0.0 km
Picture this: 1958. You descend underground, and instead of the familiar luxury of the Stalinist Empire style — clean lines and no frills. This station is a child of its time, when architecture abruptly changed course.
Церковь Косьмы и Дамиана Сапёрного батальона · 0.1 km
Imagine: you're standing where, almost a century and a half ago, a snow-white church with golden domes rose up. You won't find it on modern maps, but right here, on the western side of the lane — now Melitopolsky Lane —…
Особняк Спиридонова · 0.4 km
Before you stands the house that, since 1965, has heard the first cry of thousands of Petersburgers. But let's look a little deeper — to 1895, when Collegiate Councilor Nikolai Spiridonov commissioned this mansion from t…
Казармы Преображенского полка · 1.0 km
Вы стоите перед зданием, которое видело, как менялась сама идея военной мощи империи. В начале XVIII века здесь, на месте нынешних кварталов, шумела деревянная Преображенская слобода — сотни домов, конюшни, бани и огород…
Доходный дом В. И. Денисова · 2.0 km
Look at this house: it's as if it were assembled from colorful blocks, and every floor tells its own story. But the most amazing thing is that beneath this bright cladding hides a building older than it seems.