Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, formerly the St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is a research institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia that houses various collections of manuscripts and early printed material in Asian languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Mongolian, Tibetan, and Tangut.Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Facility
- Description: research institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Also known as: “Federal State Institution of Science Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences ( SPbNTs RAS )”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood and House of Scientists.
The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
Museum
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The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia which currently functions as a secular museum and church at the same time. The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood is situated 580 metres southeast of Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
House of Scientists
Community center
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The House of Scientists in St Petersburg was the first House of Scientists established in Russia. It was initiated by the Petrograd Commission for the Improvement of the Life of Scientists on January 31, 1920. House of Scientists is situated 160 metres southwest of Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peter and Paul Fortress and Apraksin Dvor.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Neighborhood
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The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress.
Apraksin Dvor
Suburb
Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.
Petrograd Side
Photo: Мария.Б., CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Petrograd Side is a borough in Saint Petersburg consisting of the islands of the northern part of the Neva delta. Mostly residential, it is also home to several smaller universities, stadiums of FC Zenit and the tallest structure of the city, a 326-m-high TV tower.
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معهد المخطوطات الشرقية التابع للأكاديمية الروسية للعلوم”
- Armenian: “Ռուսաստանի գիտությունների ակադեմիայի արևելյան ձեռագրերի ինստիտուտ”
- Azerbaijani: “Rusiya Elmlər Akademiyası Şərq Əlyazmaları İnstitutu”
- Belarusian: “Інстытут усходніх рукапісаў РАН”
- Chinese: “俄罗斯科学院东方文献研究所”
- Chinese: “俄羅斯科學院東方文獻研究所”
- Czech: “Institut orientálních rukopisů Ruské akademie věd”
- Czech: “Ústav orientálních rukopisů Ruské akademie věd”
- Esperanto: “Instituto pri Orientaj Manuskriptoj de la Rusia Akademio de Sciencoj”
- French: “Institut des manuscrits orientaux”
- Georgian: “რუსეთის მეცნიერებათა აკადემიის აღმოსავლურ ხელნაწერთა ინსტიტუტი”
- Japanese: “ロシア科学アカデミー東洋写本研究所”
- Japanese: “ロシア科学アカデミー東洋古文書研究所”
- Japanese: “ロシア科学アカデミー東洋文書館”
- Kazakh: “Ресей ғылым академиясының азия мұражайы”
- Kazakh: “Ресей Ғылым академиясының Азия мұражайы”
- Persian: “مؤسسه نسخههای خطی شرقی آکادمی علوم روسیه”
- Russian: “ИВР РАН”
- Russian: “Институт восточных рукописей РАН”
- Russian: “Институт восточных рукописей Российской академии наук”
- Russian: “Ленинградское отделение Института востоковедения”
- Tajik: “Пажӯҳишгоҳи дастхатҳои шарқи АИР”
- Tatar: “РФА көнчыгыш кулъязмалары институты”
- Ukrainian: “Інститут східних рукописів РАН”
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