Five Corners

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FIVE CORNERS, a traditional informal name of the crossroads, formed by Zagorodny Avenue, Lomonosova Street (former Chernyshev Lane), Rubinstein Street (former Troitskaya Street) and Razyezzhaya Street. Appeared in the 1760s. The 6-storey apartment house crowned with a turret at the top and facing the crossroads with its sharp angle was constructed in 1913 by architect A.L. Lishnevsky in Neoclassicism style (11 Zagorodny Avenue) and formed the focus of the Five Corners ensemble. On the opposite side, there is the house of V.P. Kapnist constructed in the 1790s (18 Zagorodny Avenue).

Reference: Ильина В. Пять углов // Топонимич. журн. 1999. Т. 2, № 1/2. С. 111-118.

Е. А. Bondarchuk, P.Y. Yudin. Kapnist Vasily Vasilievich
Lomonosova St./Saint Petersburg, city
Razyezzhaya St./Saint Petersburg, city
Rubinsteina St./Saint Petersburg, city
Zagorodny Avenue/Saint Petersburg, city, house 18
Zagorodny Avenue/Saint Petersburg, city
Zagorodny Avenue/Saint Petersburg, city, house 11