89:
31:
450:
265:
425:
430:
435:
445:
88:
347:
420:
258:
69:
with the purpose of greeting the soldiers who were returning from abroad after their victory over
Napoleon. The architect of the original Narva
251:
415:
151:
440:
376:
161:
At the beginning of 21st century, the gate was completely restored and, according to experts, is in fine condition as of August 2009.
290:
357:
342:
140:
274:
78:
327:
115:
was responsible for the arch's sculptural decor. As has been conventional since
Imperial Roman times, sculptures of
59:
362:
158:. The arch was restored in 1951. A small military museum was opened in the upper part of the arch in 1989.
112:
332:
317:
104:
337:
82:
93:
155:
85:, but the material used was a weather-resistant plaster that was never intended to be permanent.
74:
285:
132:
55:
43:
232:
312:
300:
128:
54:) was erected in the vast Stachek Square (prior to 1923 also known as the Narva Square),
178:
70:
409:
322:
307:
136:
100:
30:
17:
295:
243:
124:
81:
in Paris, originally erected to celebrate
Napoleon's victory over the Allies at
391:
378:
238:
202:
144:
120:
451:
Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint
Petersburg
108:
116:
87:
66:
29:
247:
65:
The wooden structure was constructed on the then highway to
131:
that flank the opening and support colossal sculptures.
211:(in Russian). Petersburg Internet newspaper. 2009-08-18
154:
were protected from artillery bombardments during the
107:, also by Stasov, was erected on the road leading to
135:, the Goddess of Victory, surmounts the arch, in a
92:The horses of the sestiga on top of the arch; fot.
259:
8:
426:Buildings and structures in Saint Petersburg
431:Buildings and structures completed in 1814
266:
252:
244:
103:redesigned and rebuilt the gate in stone.
77:. The program was meant to respond to the
296:Alfred Nobel (Petrogradskaya Embankment)
436:Tourist attractions in Saint Petersburg
207:[Narva Gate is 175 years old].
170:
446:Vasily Stasov buildings and structures
7:
421:Neoclassical architecture in Russia
348:Peter I (near St. Michael's Castle)
343:Nikolai Gogol (Konushennaya Street)
235:- History from Saint Petersburg.com
127:breaks boldly forward over paired
25:
239:Photos and other data on the gate
139:drawn by six horses, sculpted by
119:offering laurel wreaths fill the
34:The triumphal arch in March 2011
27:Arch in Saint Petersburg, Russia
291:Alexander Pushkin (Arts Square)
123:of the central arch. The main
48:На́рвские триумфа́льные ворота
1:
275:Monuments of Saint Petersburg
143:, instead of the traditional
60:Russian victory over Napoleon
58:, in 1814 to commemorate the
52:Narvskie Triumfal'nyye vorota
79:Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
416:Culture in Saint Petersburg
328:Leningrad Hero City Obelisk
141:Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg
467:
441:Triumphal arches in Russia
204:Нарвским воротам — 175 лет
179:"The Narva Triumphal Arch"
281:
150:Neither the arch nor the
47:
363:Rimsky-Korsakov Monument
203:
113:Vasily Demut-Malinovsky
333:Monument to Nicholas I
99:Between 1827 and 1834
96:
35:
338:Moscow Triumphal Gate
91:
33:
353:Narva Triumphal Arch
233:Narva Triumphal Arch
183:SAINT-PETERSBURG.COM
40:Narva Triumphal Arch
18:Narva Triumphal Gate
392:59.9009°N 30.2738°E
388: /
302:The Bronze Horseman
156:siege of Leningrad
97:
36:
371:
370:
358:Mother Motherland
152:Russian Admiralty
129:Composite columns
75:Giacomo Quarenghi
16:(Redirected from
458:
403:
402:
400:
399:
398:
397:59.9009; 30.2738
393:
389:
386:
385:
384:
381:
286:Alexander Column
268:
261:
254:
245:
220:
219:
217:
216:
199:
193:
192:
190:
189:
175:
56:Saint Petersburg
49:
21:
466:
465:
461:
460:
459:
457:
456:
455:
406:
405:
396:
394:
390:
387:
382:
379:
377:
375:
374:
372:
367:
313:Column of Glory
277:
272:
229:
224:
223:
214:
212:
205:
201:
200:
196:
187:
185:
177:
176:
172:
167:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
464:
462:
454:
453:
448:
443:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
408:
407:
369:
368:
366:
365:
360:
355:
350:
345:
340:
335:
330:
325:
320:
318:Cruiser Aurora
315:
310:
305:
298:
293:
288:
282:
279:
278:
273:
271:
270:
263:
256:
248:
242:
241:
236:
228:
227:External links
225:
222:
221:
194:
169:
168:
166:
163:
105:A similar gate
94:Ivonna Nowicka
71:triumphal arch
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
463:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
413:
411:
404:
401:
364:
361:
359:
356:
354:
351:
349:
346:
344:
341:
339:
336:
334:
331:
329:
326:
324:
323:Kagul Obelisk
321:
319:
316:
314:
311:
309:
308:Chesme Column
306:
304:
303:
299:
297:
294:
292:
289:
287:
284:
283:
280:
276:
269:
264:
262:
257:
255:
250:
249:
246:
240:
237:
234:
231:
230:
226:
210:
206:
198:
195:
184:
180:
174:
171:
164:
162:
159:
157:
153:
148:
146:
142:
138:
137:triumphal car
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
111:. A sculptor
110:
106:
102:
101:Vasily Stasov
95:
90:
86:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
63:
61:
57:
53:
45:
41:
32:
19:
373:
352:
301:
213:. Retrieved
208:
197:
186:. Retrieved
182:
173:
160:
149:
98:
64:
51:
39:
37:
395: /
125:entablature
410:Categories
383:30°16′26″E
380:59°54′03″N
215:2009-08-21
188:2016-07-18
165:References
83:Austerlitz
121:spandrels
145:Quadriga
50:, lit.
44:Russian
109:Moscow
117:Pheme
67:Narva
209:City
133:Nike
73:was
38:The
62:.
412::
181:.
147:.
46::
267:e
260:t
253:v
218:.
191:.
42:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.