Preobrazhenskaya Square

Preobrazhenskaya Square is a square in Munitsipal’nyy Okrug Liteynyy Okrug, Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast. Preobrazhenskaya Square is situated nearby to the government office Комитет государственного финансового контроля Санкт-Петербурга, as well as near the museum Полторы комнаты Бродского.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Ann’s Church and The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood.

St. Ann’s Church

Church

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St. Anne's Church is a Lutheran church in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built in 1775-1779 by Georg Friedrich Veldten for the German community in a Neoclassical style with Ionic columns. St. Ann’s Church is situated 190 metres north of Preobrazhenskaya Square.

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 1¼ km west of Preobrazhenskaya Square.

National Library of Russia

Library

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The National Library of Russia, located in Saint Petersburg, is the oldest of Russia's three national public libraries. The NLR is currently ranked among the world's major libraries. National Library of Russia is situated 1½ km southwest of Preobrazhenskaya Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Center and Apraksin Dvor.

Center

Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Center of Saint Petersburg is the area of main interest to the traveler, home to most attractions of the metropolis. It's bounded by the Neva river and the Obvodny Canal, on a set of islands formed by numerous rivers and channels.

Apraksin Dvor

Suburb

Photo: Ninara, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Preobrazhenskaya Square

Type: Square
Category: locality
Location: Munitsipal’nyy Okrug Liteynyy Okrug, Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude

59.94299° or 59° 56′ 35″ north

Longitude

30.35187° or 30° 21′ 7″ east

Open location code

9GFGW9V2+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 638335181

OpenStreetMap feature

place=square

Wikidata ID

Q4377287

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In Other Languages

“Preobrazhenskaya Square” goes by many names.

Russian: “Преображенская площадь (Санкт-Петербург)”
Russian: “Преображенская площадь”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Комитет государственного финансового контроля Санкт-Петербурга and Полторы комнаты Бродского.

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