Chesme Column
The Chesme Column is a rostral column in the Catherine Park at the Catherine Palace, a former Russian royal residence at Tsarskoye Selo, a suburb of Saint Petersburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ljubimaja Muza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amber Room and Turkish Bath.
Amber Room
Photo: Branson DeCou, Public domain.
The Amber Room was a chamber decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, located in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg. Amber Room is situated 660 metres north of Chesme Column.
Turkish Bath
Photo: Mrkhlopov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Turkish Bath is situated 170 metres west of Chesme Column.
The Admiralty
Photo: Виктория Щипкова1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dutch Admiralty is the name applied to three follies designed in the traditional Dutch style and erected in summer 1773 on the bank of the Large Pond in the Catherine Park of Tsarskoe Selo. The Admiralty is situated 290 metres east of Chesme Column.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pushkin and The Great Star.
Pushkin
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pushkin is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located 24 kilometers south from the center of St. Petersburg proper, and its railway station, Tsarskoye Selo, is directly connected by railway to the Vitebsky Rail Terminal of the city.
The Great Star
Quarter
Photo: GAlexandrova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Star is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Chesme Column.
Tyarlevo
Village
Photo: Екатерина Борисова, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyarlevo is a municipal settlement in Pushkinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Population: 1,854 ; 1,556 ;… Tyarlevo is situated 3½ km east of Chesme Column.
Chesme Column
- Type: Monument
- Description: rostral column in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Categories: fixed construction, column, and historic site
- Location: Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
59.71005° or 59° 42′ 36″ northLongitude
30.39371° or 30° 23′ 37″ eastOpen location code
9GFGP96V+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 144552950OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q4514832
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Turkish—“Chesme Column” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “ჩეშმეს სვეტი”
- Japanese: “チェシュメの柱”
- Macedonian: “Чесменски столб”
- Russian: “Чесменская колонна в Санкт-Петербурге”
- Russian: “Чесменская колонна”
- Turkish: “Çeşme Sütunu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Дом командира лейб-гвардии Гусарского Е.И.В. полка (1773-1775) and Гаупвахта Гусарского полка.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chesme Column”. Photo: Ljubimaja Muza, CC BY-SA 3.0.