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Chesme Church

Чесменская церковь

A memorial church, built by the Russian court architect Yury Felten in 1780, at the direction of Catherine the Great, to commemorate Russia's 1770 victory over Turkish forces in Chesme Bay. It was erected adjacent to the Chesme Palace between Saint Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo; both are the earliest Neo-Gothic constructions in the St Petersburg area. It's considered by some to be St Petersburg's single most impressive church. The church precincts have been used as a war heroes' cemetery since the time of its consecration. The cemetery is known as the "Chesmenskoe War Veterans' Cemetery", and contains unnamed graves of Russian soldiers, dated 1812-1944.

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Address: Ulitsa Lensoveta (улица Ленсовета), 12
Getting there: From: 'Парк Победы' take: 45 to 'Улица Ленсовета' or take: 16 to 'Улица Гастелло/ Улица Ленсовета'
Website: chesma.spb.ru (opens in a new tab)

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