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Foundry Yard
Foundry Yard
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FOUNDRY YARD (Liteiny Dvor) (Cannon Foundry Yard), one of the first industrial enterprises of St. Petersburg. It was founded in 1711 on the left bank of the Neva River (at the present-day location of Liteiny Bridge). The development works were supervised by military engineer V.I. Gennin, and since 1713 – by Feldzeugmeister General Y.V. Bruce. The first Liteiny Yard building was a wooden foundry barn (rebuilt in stone in 1732-35). The major part of its lower floor was used as storage; foundry furnaces, drying room, molding room, and the shell calibration department were located on the 2nd floor. The first copper cannons were cast here in 1713. A wooden Cannon Yard (land plot of house № 4) was built to store the finished products, artillery-related memorable articles, captured arsenal and flags at the east side of Liteinaya Proseka (today Liteiny Avenue) in 1714. In 1777 it was demolished, and a stone block, which was later called the Main Arsenal, was built on its place. The Business Yard complex (later the New Cannon Yard) grew on the other side of the avenue (lots of houses № 1 and № 3), and included buildings housing artillery and fortification chanceries, workshops, warehouses, magazines and residential houses. Buildings of the New Arsenal were built on this territory according to the project by architect F.I. Demertsov in 1798-1810 (rebuilt in 1864-70, architect R.R. Genrichsen). Gun carriages, ammunition wagons, vans, and horse harnesses were made and bells were cast at the Foundry Yard. In 1714 there were 37 men working at the enterprise, and then they were joined by gunsmiths brought from Moscow and Tula, captured Swedes and convicts. During the 18th century some 200-300 people worked at the Foundry Yard. In 1851 the main building of Foundry Yard was divided into two sections and Liteiny Avenue got an access to the Neva. Reference: Родзевич В. М. Историческое описание С.-Петербургского арсенала за 200 лет его существования, 1712-1912 гг. СПб., 1914. A. D. Margolis.
Persons
Bruce Yakov Villimovich (James Daniel)
Demertsov Fedor Ivanovich
Gennin Villim Ivanovich (Georg Wilhelm de Gennin)
Henrichsen Roman Romanovich
Addresses
Liteiny Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 4
Liteiny Ave/Saint Petersburg, city
Liteiny Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 1
Liteiny Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 3
Bibliographies
Родзевич В. М. Историческое описание С.-Петербургского арсенала за 200 лет его существования, 1712-1912 гг. СПб., 1914
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Arsenals (general article)
ARSENALS, establishments for storing and repairing weapons and ammunition, as well as buildings meant for such use. The first arsenals in St. Petersburg (Zeughaus) were built in 1703-05 in St Peter and Paul Fortress and the Admiralty Fortress
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Artillery and Engineer Schools of the 18th Century (entry)
ARTILLERY AND ENGINEERING SCHOOLS OF THE 18TH CENTURY were the military educational institutions for artillery and engineer officers. The Engineering School was founded in 1719
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Furshtatskaya Street
FURSHTATSKAYA STREET, from Liteiny Avenue to Potemkinskaya Street. The street was laid in the 18th century next to Liteiny Court and named Third Artilleryskaya Street, to adopt the name Furshtatskaya (Furshtadtskaya) Street in 1806 only
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Industrial Architecture (entry)
INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE. Construction of buildings for industrial purposes originally determined the appearance of St. Petersburg and its outskirts. The industrial style buildings included the Admiralty Shipyard, Partikulyarnaya Shipyard
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Industry (entry)
INDUSTRY was one of the most important parts of the economy of St. Petersburg, developing concurrently with the city and growing along. Due to the country’s foreign policy and geography
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Liteiny Avenue
LITEINY AVENUE [in 1918-44 - Volodarskogo Avenue, after revolutionary V. Volodarsky (1891-1918)], between Liteiny Bridge and Nevsky Prospect. In 1711, a foundry was founded at the beginning of future Liteiny Avenue; later, houses of craftsmen
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Moskovskaya Side
MOSKOVSKAYA Side, the 18th century name of the territory on the left bank of the Neva River to the east and south-east from the Fontanka River, that was populated with labourers, brought from Moscow in the early 18th century (hence the name)
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Museums (general article)
MUSEUMS. Russia's first public museums appeared in St. Petersburg. In 1702 Peter the Great issued first orders on collecting and exhibiting high-quality models and various rarities
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Roerich Art School
ROERICH ART SCHOOL (88/2 Grazhdansky Avenue) is a special secondary school: it is the oldest art school in Russia. It shares its history with the Auditors Drawing School that was opened by the Ministry of Finances in the Custom House (2 Birzhevaya
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St. Anne’s Lutheran Church
ST. ANNE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, located at 8 Kirochnaya Street, an architectural monument of the Classicist style. It was built in 1775-79 (architect Y. M. Felten) on the place of a brick chapel of the same name, constructed in 1735-40 (architect P. M
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St. Sergius All Artillery Cathedral
ST. SERGIUS ALL ARTILLERY CATHEDRAL (St. Sergius of Radonezh Cathedral), located at 6 Liteiny Avenue. An architectural monument in the Classicist style, constructed in 1796-1800 (architect F. I
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Zakharyevskaya Street
ZAKHARYEVSKAYA STREET, running from Liteiny Avenue to Potemkinskaya Street. The street was laid in the first third of the 18th century, in the area surrounding Liteiny Yard
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