Saint Isaac's Square

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city square historic site public square tourist attraction

Saint Isaac's Square is a prominent historic plaza in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its grand architecture and as the setting for Saint Isaac's Cathedral and other notable landmarks.

Aliases (1)

St. Isaac's Square ensemble ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city square → historic site → public square → tourist attraction →
adjacentTo	Admiralty Embankment → Moika River → Saint Isaac's Cathedral →
category	Squares in Saint Petersburg →
city	Saint Petersburg →
climate	humid continental climate (via Saint Petersburg) →
constructionPeriod	19th century →
country	Russia →
formerName	Isaakiyevskaya Ploshchad → Vorovsky Square →
hasLandmark	Admiralty building (nearby) → Angleterre Hotel → Blue Bridge → Hotel Astoria → Lobanov-Rostovsky House → Mariinsky Palace → Monument to Nicholas I → Saint Isaac's Cathedral →
hasMonument	Equestrian statue of Nicholas I →
hasNearbyStreet	Bolshaya Morskaya Street → Malaya Morskaya Street →
hasViewOf	Admiralty spire → Neva River (nearby) →
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments' →
knownFor	grand architecture → historic urban ensemble of 19th-century buildings → panoramic views of Saint Isaac's Cathedral →
languageOfName	Russian →
locatedIn	Saint Petersburg → Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg → central Saint Petersburg →
namedAfter	Saint Isaac of Dalmatia →
partOf	historic center of Saint Petersburg →
paving	stone →
region	Northwestern Federal District →
RussianName	Исаа́киевская пло́щадь →
shape	rectangular →
touristPopularity	high →
transport	served by Saint Petersburg public transport →
urbanPlanningStyle	neoclassical →
usedFor	official ceremonies → public gatherings → tourism →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saint Isaac's Cathedral →	locatedIn
Auguste de Montferrand ("St. Isaac's Square ensemble") →	notableWork