Saint Isaac’s Square

Saint Isaac's Square or Isaakiyevskaya Ploshchad, known as Vorovsky Square between 1923 and 1944, in , is a major city square sprawling between the Mariinsky Palace and Saint Isaac's Cathedral, which separates it from Senate Square.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Also known as: “St Isaac’s Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nicholas I and Saint Isaac’s Square.

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The Monument to consists og an of of Russia, placed on an elaborate pedestal. It stands in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St Isaac's Square in , . is situated 130 metres southeast of Saint Isaac’s Square.

Park
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is a park.

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The Bronze Horseman is an of in the in , Russia. It was opened to the public on 18 August 1782. is situated 460 metres northwest of Saint Isaac’s Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Petersburg and Apraksin Dvor.

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, 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.

Suburb
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Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in , , covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.

Neighborhood
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The is the original citadel of , 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

Latitude
59.93298° or 59° 55′ 59″ north
Longitude
30.3068° or 30° 18′ 25″ east
Open location code
9GFGW8M4+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 638328792
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q2352588
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Saint Isaac’s Square” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Իսահակի հրապարակ”
  • Belarusian: “Ісакіеўская плошча”
  • Chinese: “圣以撒广场”
  • Chinese: “聖以撒廣場”
  • Czech: “Isakijevské náměstí”
  • Czech: “Náměstí sv. Izáka”
  • Czech: “Náměstí svatého Izáka”
  • Czech: “Исаа́киевская площадь”
  • Dutch: “Saint Isaac’s Square”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان القديس اسحق”
  • Estonian: “Iisaku väljak”
  • French: “place Saint-Isaac”
  • French: “Place Saint-Isaac”
  • German: “Isaaksplatz”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Izsák-tér”
  • Italian: “Piazza di Sant’Isacco”
  • Italian: “piazza Sant’Isacco”
  • Italian: “Piazza Sant’Isacco”
  • Japanese: “聖イサーク広場”
  • Japanese: “聖イサアク広場”
  • Persian: “میدان سنت ایزاک”
  • Portuguese: “Praça de São Isaac”
  • Russian: “Исаакиевская площадь”
  • Russian: “Исаа́киевская пло́щадь”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de San Isaac”
  • Turkish: “Aziz İsaak Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “Aziz İshak Meydanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Ісаакіївська площа”

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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