Бегущий Город 2016

Sennaya pl., 2  

59.927216, 30.32109 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Foundation stone of a cathedral next to the building

Years mentioned on the stone

1762, 1961, 2015

Историческая справка

The first church of the Procession of the Venerable Wood of the Life-Creating Cross of the Lord was wooden. Having been bought as a completed building on Vyborgskaya Side it was consecrated on 18 July, 1753 at the new location. Two days later, on 20 July, the foundation stone of the Assumption Church was laid here with the help of the funds provided by the tax farmer Savva Yakovlev.
The construction was carried out under the leadership of the famous architect A.V. Kvasov, although some authors suggest the possible involvement of F.B. Rastrelli. Externally, the Saviour Church on Sennaya ploshchad was completed in 1762, the year when Empress Catherine II ascended to the throne.
During the 19th century, the church was reconstructed several times. In 1816-1817 the architect L. Rusca designed partial modifications to the building by connecting together the winter and summertime churches. In 1833-1835 the Saviour Church was expanded to the design of the architect A.I. Melnikov. This included reconstruction of the domes and vaults. In 1867-1871, the Saviour Church on Sennaya ploshchad was rebuilt once again to the project of St. Petersburg diocesan architect G.I. Karpov. He also started redoing the top of the church and the belfry: the wooden structures were replaced by brick, the dome shape was slightly modified and the porticos were altered. The reconstruction of 1867-1871 was the last one, after that the church remained intact, retaining its appearance until the 1960’s. The church was not only an architectural dominant of Sennaya ploshchad. At that time the square was the first place in the city travellers saw coming from the Moscow Road, the first main "gateway" to St. Petersburg. Moreover, this administrative district of St. Petersburg up until 1917 bore the name "Spasskaya quarter".
After the revolution all the valuable objects in the church were removed, and in April 1938 it was closed and deprived of the security detail. The church on Sennaya ploshchad was blown up in 1961 to clear the space for the Ploshchad Mira (“Peace Square”) metro station.

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