- Smolny Cathedral and Smolny Convent of the Resurrection in Saint Petersburg, sightseeing guided tour.
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- Unveiled in 1748, the construction of the convent was ordered by Elizabeth Petrovna (future Empress Elizabeth I), daughter of Peter the Great.
- Smolny Convent is a historic landmark located in the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was founded in the mid-18th century by Empress Elizabeth as a convent...
- The Smolny Convent (1 Rastrelli Square) was constructed at the behest of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna in 1748-1769 (architect F. Rastrelli), in the plan it forms...
- The Smolny Convent. The Empress Elizabeth commissioned Rastrelli to construct a convent where she planned on spending her last days.
- It was also built in the style of Elizabethan baroque. It became the central building that all the others revolved around in the ensemble of the Smolny Convent.
- Aerial view of Smolny Convent. ... The nearby Smolny Institute is named after the convent. The name "Smolny" derives from the location.
- Book Hotels Powered booking. Attraction. Smolny Cathedral and Convent (Smolny Sobor). 3/1 Ploshchad Rastrelli, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- The Smolny Cathedral is a part of the architectural ensemble of the Smolny Convent, located in St. Petersburg, on the left bank of the Neva River.