Lazarev Cemetery
Лазаревское кладбище Александро-Невской лавры · 상트페테르부르크
cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Lazarev Cemetery
Welcome to the Lazarev Cemetery, part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. This is the oldest preserved cemetery in Saint Petersburg, founded in seventeen seventeen by Peter the Great himself. …
Listen in the app2Mikhail Lomonosov — The Father of Russian Science
One of the most important graves in the necropolis belongs to Mikhail Lomonosov, a man Pushkin once described as 'our first university.' Lomonosov was a true polymath—a scientist, writer, and linguist who laid the foundations for…
Listen in the app3Leonhard Euler — The Mathematical Genius
Nearby lies another giant of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment: Leonhard Euler. A Swiss mathematician and physicist, Euler spent much of his career in Saint Petersburg at the invitation of Catherine the Great. …
Listen in the app4The Architects' Corner — Quarenghi and Rossi
The Lazarev Cemetery is also the final resting place of the men who literally built the city. Here, we find the graves of Giacomo Quarenghi and Carlo Rossi, two of the most influential architects in Saint Petersburg’s history. …
Listen in the app5Natalya Pushkina-Lanskaya — The Muse's Final Rest
A grave of great literary and personal significance is that of Natalya Nikolaevna Lanskaya, better known to history as the wife of the poet Alexander Pushkin. Natalya was famously one of the most beautiful women in Saint…
Listen in the app6Sergei Witte — The Reformer of the Empire
As we near the perimeter, we find the grave of Sergei Witte, one of the most consequential statesmen of late Imperial Russia. Witte was a brilliant Minister of Finance and later the first Prime Minister of the Russian Empire. …
Listen in the app7Symbolism and the Art of Death
To truly appreciate the Lazarev Cemetery, one must look closely at the symbols that adorn almost every monument. These are the visual languages of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, communicating complex ideas about life,…
Listen in the app8Lazarev Cemetery
As we conclude our walk through the Lazarev Cemetery, the weight of the history gathered here is palpable. We have visited the graves of the men who designed the city’s streets, the scientists who mapped the laws of nature, and…
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What is Lazarev Cemetery?
Lazarev Cemetery is a place in 상트페테르부르크 with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 상트페테르부르크 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 59.9233, 30.3875 |
| Last updated |
