Palace Square
The Palace Square ( Russian Дворцовая площадь ) is a central city square in Saint Petersburg and is located on the connection between Nevsky Prospect and the Palace Bridge leading to Vasily Island .
The oldest and most famous building on the square is the baroque, white and green winter palace of the Russian tsars (built from 1754 to 1762), which gave the square its name. Although the adjacent buildings were built in the classical style, they fit in perfectly with the size and rhythm of the Winter Palace.
The opposite, southern side of the square was designed in the shape of an arch by Georg Friedrich Veldten (Russian: Юрий Матвеевич Фельтен) in the late 18th century. However, the plans did not materialize until half a century later, when Alexander I planned a square as a huge monument in memory of the Russian victory in the Patriotic War against Napoleon and Carlo Rossi was commissioned to design the arched buildings of the General Staff in the Empire style ( 1819–1821), in which a double triumphal arch with a Roman quadriga is integrated.
In the center of the square is the Alexander Column (1830–1834), which was designed by Auguste de Montferrand . The column is made of red granite and at 47.5 meters is the tallest of its kind in the world. Their weight is 500 tons.
Web links
- Palace Square in the Saint Petersburg online encyclopedia (English, Russian )
Coordinates: 59 ° 56 ′ 20.5 ″ N , 30 ° 18 ′ 56.8 ″ E