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of the city. The old stock exchange building was transferred from federal ownership back to the city of St Petersburg in June 2011, and plans were considered to use it for the trading of oil commodities. These plans were eventually abandoned by October 2013 and the municipal authorities began to
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and the concave portion of the northern warehouse (1795–1797). These buildings enclosed the left and right sides of the tip of the spit, the projected location of the Stock Exchange building. Construction of the Stock Exchange building itself began in 1783, but was suspended in 1787.
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centered on the portico of the Stock Exchange. The Doric columns sit on a granite plinth and are constructed of brick coated with a deep terra cotta red stucco and decorated with bronze anchors and four pairs of bronze ship prows
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Opposite the exchange building on the Neva, de Thomon designed a semicircular overlook with circular ramps descending to a jetty projecting into the river. This formal approach, is framed by two
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By 2007, federal authorities were considering moving the naval museum to a new location and to find a new use for the exchange building. Options considered were transferring it to the
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and lit by oil. The braziers have been removed and the tops of the columns refitted with gas torches that continue to be lit on ceremonial occasions.
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erected on either side of the Stock Exchange were completed in 1811. The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange is located at Birzhevaya Ploschad 4.
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creation of his "Model Chamber" in 1709. During the Soviet period the collection received many pieces confiscated from private collections.
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consider other uses, including as an exhibition hall, a conference hall, or a concert hall. In December 2013 Governor of St Petersburg
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The project restarted in 1805, overseen by architect Thomas de Thomon, but by 1810 work had again stalled due to the upheavals of the
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https://web.archive.org/web/20050927014440/http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/shop/html_En/products/00293_The_Rostral_Column.html
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between 1913 and 1914, including the fitting of a reinforced concrete arch in the main hall of the Exchange.
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announced that the exchange will be transferred to the State Hermitage Museum. The Hermitage's director,
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The Old Stock Exchange is sited to fill the majestic sweep of the Spit (in Russian
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at the southern one. The Rostral Columns were originally intended to serve as
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Aerial view of the Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns
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Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg
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Online description of The Old Stock Exchange and the Rostral Columns
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and originally were topped by a light in the form of a Greek
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Entrance while the building housed the Central Naval Museum
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Portico of the Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange (
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Thomon's design called for a 203:. Designed by French architect 130:. 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Bourse
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Greek Temple of Hera
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Greek Temple of Hera
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