Typically impressive St Petersburg architecture. Courtesy of Russian National Tourist Office
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Alexander Nevsky Monastery
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Daily; not Tue or Sat
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Where:
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Alexander Nevsky Monastery
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Sun, Mon & Wed-Fri 11am-7pm
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The Alexander Nevsky Monastery is home to some of the earliest buildings in St Petersburg, having been founded by Peter the Great soon after the city itself was founded in 1703.
In 1797 the monastery was elevated to the status of lavra (even now there are only five in the Russian Orthodoxy) and, along with its historical value, it is particularly noteworthy for its two main cemeteries.
In the Lazarus Cemetery are laid to rest some of the city's architects, including Starov, Quarenghi and Rossi, while the Tikhvin Cemetery sees a clutch of composers - Tchaikovsky, Rubinstein, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Glinka - as well as the author Dostoevsky.
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