The Smolny convent cathedral is the gem of Russian architecture of the mid-XVIIIth century designed by Rastelli. Its name derives from the "Smolny Dvor"or "Tar Yard", sited here in the XVIIIth century to supply Peter the Greats shipyards. Later empress Elisabeth founded a convent which Catherine the Great converted into a boarding school for the daughters of the nobility the Smolny Institute for Noble Young Ladies. The convent, which had got the official status in 1764, was abolished in 1997.
Aerial photo ID: RL-612
Author: Serguei Fomine
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