This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Pushkin Park

x
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Pushkin Park
Address:
Bolshaya Moskovskaya St., 56, Vladimir 600000, Russia

Pushkin is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located 24 kilometers south from the center of St. Petersburg proper, and its railway station, Tsarskoye Selo, is directly connected by railway to the Vitebsky Rail Terminal of the city. Population: 92,889 .Pushkin was founded in 1710 as an imperial residence named Tsarskoye Selo and received status of a town in 1808. The first public railways in Russia, Tsarskoye Selo Railways, were opened here in 1837 and connected the town to the capital St. Petersburg. After the October Revolution, the town was renamed to Detskoye Selo . Its name was further changed in 1937 to Pushkin to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. The town contains an ensemble of the 18th century Tsarskoye Selo. This museum complex includes the Catherine Palace, Alexander Palace and other buildings and associated parks; it is a major tourist attraction of the area and is included in the list of monuments protected by the UNESCO.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Attraction Location



Pushkin Park Videos

Shares

x

More Attractions in Vladimir

x

Menu