Vosstaniya Square

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VOSSTANIYA SQUARE (translated as Uprising Square) known as Znamenskaya Square until 1918 lies at the intersection of Nevsky Prospect and Ligovsky Avenue. The first name translated as Holy Sign Square originated from the Holy Sign Church. The present-day name is in memory of the February Revolution of 1917. The square was designed by architect N. E. Efimov in the mid-19th century due to the construction of a railroad between St. Petersburg and Moscow. Moskovsky (Moscow) Terminal was erected in 1844-51. The building of Znamenskaya Hotel erected in 1845-57 at 118 Nevsky Prospect - 12 Ligovsky Avenue was reconstructed many times and now accommodates Oktyabrskaya Hotel. A monument to Emperor Alexander III by sculptor P. P. Trubetskoy was opened in the middle of the square in 1909 but taken down in 1937. The square was redesigned in 1952 with a park set up in the centre. Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station was opened in place of the demolished Holy Sign Church in 1955. An obelisk, To Leningrad the Hero City, by architects A. I. Alymov and V. M. Ivanov was placed in the centre of the square in 1985 in honour of the 40th anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War.

Reference: Севастьянов С. Ф. Площадь Восстания. Л., 1987.

O. A. Chekanova. Alexander III, Emperor
Alymov Alexander Ivanovich
Efimov Nikolay Efimovich
Ivanov Vladimir (Vadim) Mikhailovich
Trubetskoy Pavel (Paolo) Petrovich, Duke
Ligovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 12
Ligovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city
Nevsky prospect/Saint Petersburg, city
Nevsky prospect/Saint Petersburg, city, house 118
Vosstaniya Square/Saint Petersburg, city
Севастьянов С. Ф. Площадь Восстания. Л., 1987 Moskovsky Railway Station
Pribaltiiskaya Hotel
1937
1941
1985