Saint Isaac’s Square
Saint Isaac’s Square is a park in Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Saint Isaac’s Square is situated nearby to the government office Управление федеральной службы по техническому и экспортному контролю по северо-западному федеральному округу, as well as near Главное управление министерства юстиции по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области.Photo: Nikolay Omonov, CC0.
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- Type: Park
- Description: garden in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Also known as: “St Isaac’s Square Garden”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Isaac’s Square and Nicholas I.
Saint Isaac’s Square
Square
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Saint Isaac's Square or Isaakiyevskaya Ploshchad, known as Vorovsky Square between 1923 and 1944, in Saint Petersburg, Russia is a major city square sprawling between the Mariinsky Palace and Saint Isaac's Cathedral, which separates it from Senate Square.
Nicholas I
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The Monument to Nicholas I consists og an equestrian bronze statue of Nicholas I of Russia, placed on an elaborate pedestal. It stands in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St Isaac's Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Nicholas I is situated 120 metres southeast of Saint Isaac’s Square.
Peter the Great
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The Bronze Horseman is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was opened to the public on 18 August 1782. Peter the Great is situated 470 metres northwest of Saint Isaac’s Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Petersburg and Apraksin Dvor.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, known as Petrograd in 1914-1924 and Leningrad in 1924-1991, is the second largest city of Russia, with 5.6 million inhabitants, the fourth most populous city in Europe, the world's northernmost city of at least a million residents, and the former capital of the Russian Empire.
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.
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.
Saint Isaac’s Square
- Categories: garden and recreation area
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
59.93306° or 59° 55′ 59″ northLongitude
30.30733° or 30° 18′ 26″ eastNamed after
Saint Isaac’s CathedralOpen location code
9GFGW8M4+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 23076273OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q138547289
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Saint Isaac’s Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ساحة القديس إسحاق”
- Chinese: “圣彼得堡的广场”
- French: “Square Saint-Isaac”
- German: “Isaaksplatz”
- Italian: “Piazza Sant’Isacco”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Главное управление министерства юстиции по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области and Управление федеральной службы по техническому и экспортному контролю по северо-западному федеральному округу.
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