Polish Garden (Saint Petersburg)

Polish Garden
The Polish Garden behind Derzhavin's Palace
TypeUrban Park
LocationSaint Petersburg, Russia
Coordinates59°55′05″N 30°18′40″E / 59.91806°N 30.31111°E / 59.91806; 30.31111
Area2.3 hectares (5.7 acres)
OpenAll year

The Polish Garden (Russian: Польский сад, romanizedPolsky sad) is a 2.3–hectare garden and park complex in the Admiralteysky District of St. Petersburg, Russia.

History

The Garden was named after the Polish community of Saint Petersburg which attended the Cathedral in the 19th century.[1]

The predecessor of the current park was a private palatial garden in the courtyard of the estate belonging to Gavrila Derzhavin on the Fontanka, which was probably remodelled under the supervision of Nikolay Lvov.[2]

In 2006, the park was acquired by the National Pushkin Museum[3] and between 2007 and 2011 the park and the Derzhavin Palace were renovated.[4] The renovated park opened in September 2011 with an entrance fee to visit it.[5]

Location

The park is bounded by the Fontanka River embankment to the north and the Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the south.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Польский сад в Санкт-Петербурге. История, расположение, информация". biletsofit.ru.
  2. ^ "Польский сад усадьбы Г.Р. Державина". Занимательный Петербург. October 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Gavrila Derzhavin Villa-Museum in St. Petersburg". www.saint-petersburg.com.
  4. ^ "5 секретных садов Санкт-Петербурга, о которых знают только местные". salon.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  5. ^ "Вход в Польский сад при усадьбе Державина будет платным — Городские новости Санкт-Петербурга — Канонер". kanoner.com. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  6. ^ "Hidden Gems in St. Petersburg, Russia |Most. Petersburg". mostpetersburg.com.