Octahedral well
Octahedral well is in Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Octahedral well is situated nearby to Дуб-солитер, as well as near the lake Серебряное озеро.Photo: Necros 8 Ball, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Gatchina Palace and Connetable.
Great Gatchina Palace
Museum
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Gatchina Palace is a palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It was built from 1766 to 1781 by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov, who was a favourite of Catherine the Great, in Gatchina, a suburb of the royal capital Saint Petersburg. Great Gatchina Palace is situated 150 metres west of Octahedral well.
Connetable
Obelisk
Photo: SadPetzl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Connetable is an obelisk and square in Gatchina, Russia, located at the intersection of 25 October Prospect and Krasnoarmeysky Prospect. The author of the project was probably Vincenzo Brenna. Connetable is situated 440 metres south of Octahedral well.
Priory Palace
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Priory Palace is an original palace in the formerly royal town of Gatchina, Leningrad oblast, Northwest Russia, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. It was built in 1799 by the architect Nikolay Lvov on the shore of the Black Lake. Priory Palace is situated 1 km southeast of Octahedral well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatchina and Аэродром.
Gatchina
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gatchina is the biggest city, and also the center, of Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast. Its population is 92815.
Jäger’s Sloboda (Gatchina)
Suburb
Photo: Tomradm07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jäger’s Sloboda (Gatchina) is a suburb.
Octahedral well
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: well in palace park (Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
- Categories: water well, architectural landmark, and tourism
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.56381° or 59° 33′ 50″ northLongitude
30.11063° or 30° 6′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9GFGH476+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 896359783OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q98063058
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In Other Languages
“Octahedral well” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Восьмигранный колодец”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Дуб-солитер and Серебряное озеро.
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