• It became the central building that all the others revolved around in the ensemble of the Smolny Convent.
  • Smolny convent. White and blue wedding cake in the center of St.Petersburg. The memory of our Empress Elizabeth and her favorite architect Bartolomeo...
  • It is part of the Smolny Convent that was established by the decree of Catherine the Great.
  • Smolny, once the centre-piece of a convent founded to educate young noblemen and women, is nowadays one of the most amazing baroque cathedrals of the...
  • There’s no circular panorama, but three passages present the view of the former Smolny Convent, the Neva River and one of the most beautiful bridges of the city...
  • Knowing the Smolny Convent in St. Petersburg is a unique opportunity to appreciate not only its beauty but history.
  • The Bolsheviks had their headquarters at the Smolny Convent during the Russian Revolution of 1917.
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  • In 1991 faculty moved into the wing of Smolny Convent, where he is situated until nowadays.
  • · Smolny Convent or Smolny Convent of the Resurrection (Voskresensky), located on Ploschad Rastrelli, on the bank of the River Neva in Saint Petersburg...