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Komendantskoe Cemetery

Categories / Architecture/Cemeteries (see also Municipal Economy)

KOMENDANTSKOE CEMETERY is situated in the presbytery of SS. Peter&Paul Cathedral, and it was intended exclusively for burials of governors of Peter and Paul Fortress. 19 out of 32 governors of the fortress were buried there. The first to be buried in 1720, was Lieutenant General R.V. Bruce (1668-1720; governor since 1704), the last one, Lieutenant General K.V. Komarov (1852-1912, governor since 1908). In the 1960s-80s, archaeological research of Komendantskoe Cemetery was undertaken (led by V.A. Grach), a memorial plaque was installed on site of some lost monuments. In 1969-83, restoration work was conducted at the cemetery (project of architect I.N. Benois); the territory encompassed in 1841 by a metal fence was developed.

References: Крупова Р. Е., Лурье Л. Я. Комендантское кладбище // Исторические кладбища Петербурга: Справ.-путеводитель. СПб., 1993. С. 229-233.

Y. M. Piryutko.

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Benois Irina Nikolaevna
Bruce Roman Villimovich
Grach Vsevolod Alexandrovich
Komarov Konstantin Vissarionovich

Bibliographies

Крупова Р. Е., Лурье Л. Я. Комендантское кладбище // Исторические кладбища Петербурга: Справ.-путеводитель. СПб., 1993

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SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral

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Cemeteries (entry) CEMETERIES. Even before the foundation of St. Petersburg there were several necropolises on the location of the future city: the records of the beginning of the 18th century indicate a Finnish-Swedish cemetery at Elagin (Aptekarsky) Island

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Nabokov Family NABOKOV Family, noble family, known since the mid 17th century. Several family members are closely associated with St. Petersburg. Ivan Alexandrovich Nabokov (1787-1852, St Petersburg), Infantry General (1835), Adjutant General (1844)

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SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral SS. PETER AND PAUL CATHEDRAL (Cathedral of the Apostles Peter and Paul), an architectural monument in the style of the Petrine Baroque. The cathedral was constructed in 1712-33 (by architect D

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St. Peter and Paul fortress ST. PETER AND PAUL FORTRESS, the historical centre of St. Petersburg, a monument of military engineering, the oldest engineering and architectural sight of the city

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