Svetlanov Square - one of the largest inSt. Petersburg. It is a large transport hub of the Northern capital. It intersects several large urban arteries. This is Prospekt Prospect, Engels Avenue. And also Svetlanovsky and Second Murinsky avenues. Officially, the square received its name in 1975. It is formed from a nearby plant "Svetlana", which was engaged in electrical equipment.
History of the square
Светлановская площадь до Октябрьской революции не existed. In its place was a large crossroads of Vyborg highway and Murinsky avenue. Nearby was the courtyard, which belonged to the Arzamas Novodevichy Convent.
In 1906 the monastery appeared on this place.chapel. She later became the temple of St. Alexis. In 1920, it was allowed to serve the liturgy, but not for long. Soviet power insisted on its closure. Services in it were interrupted in 1930.
В годы Великой Отечественной войны на Svetlanov Square was organized a major evacuation point. The hungry and sick were gathered around the neighboring houses, otpaivat their soy milk, if possible sent to the mainland on Lake Ladoga. Thus managed to save the lives of hundreds of Leningrad. The chapel was demolished in the 60s, when the local architectural ensemble was finally formed.
The origin of the square
Svetlanovskaya Square got its beginning thanks to the tram ring, which appeared on this place near the Svetlana enterprise in 1929.
By the 60s, the actual formation of the eastern part of the area was completed. Before it was extended, in particular, Svetlanov Avenue. The tram ring by this time eliminated.
By that time a large one worked here.food market. According to the master plan for the development of the city, a district executive committee building should have appeared in its place. It was assumed that it will be a key part of the area. In the center was planned fountain. But these projects have not been implemented.
But in the late 1970s, the market was nevertheless liquidated. New tram tracks were laid here. We smashed lawns and planted saplings. The area has found a modern state.
The architectural ensemble of the square
The architectural ensemble of Svetlanovskaya Square in St. Petersburg is actually formed by three buildings. They are located in a semicircle. These are houses along Engels Prospect with numbers 21, 23 and 25.
Their authors are famous Soviet architects Savkevich, Belov and Schröter. According to their design, these buildings were built in the 50s of the XX century.
Initially, a radio-technical center was located in the central building of this architectural ensemble. Today in its place opened an educational institution with a similar profile. This is an engineering school of electronics.
In the other two buildings are located tradeobjects (in the Soviet years, all of them were merged into the well-known Svetlanov Department Store), and in the other - a laboratory building, which belonged directly to the Svetlana enterprise.
On the opposite side of the squaremissing. On the even side of Engels Avenue, only two inconspicuous buildings remained, which are visually separated from the transport route by public squares and small parks. In the central part of the square is a green zone.
Architectural device square currently
Currently, Svetlanovskaya Square in St. Petersburg has changed somewhat.
Her architectural ensemble complements the high-rise buildingon the street Zelenogorsk. He immediately made her civilized and modern. At the same time, many human rights activists, who are in favor of preserving the historical appearance of the Northern capital, were displeased.
But many still like Svetlanovskaya Square of St. Petersburg. The district of Vyborg, in which it is located, considers it its decoration.
Square on Engels Avenue
This place in St. Petersburg is well known becausethe conflict between local residents and developers, which arose in 2007. On the green area near the house number 28 on Engels Avenue was planned to build a shopping center with a restaurant.
Residents of the neighborhood who opposed this projecthouses found a lot of violations in the design of permits for work. For example, the developer tried to begin illegal development of the pit. The officials responsible for issuing these permits partially acknowledged their mistakes.
As a result, the consequences of illegal workeliminated. And in 2009, a square was broken on this place. Svetlanov Square of St. Petersburg, the photo of which is in this article, certainly adorns the square.
By the way, the square was named after Dmitry Medvedev, who at that time was the president of the country.
In 2009, there was an initiative to establishsquare is a memorial sculpture "Blockade Madonna", the project of which was prepared by St. Petersburg sculptor Mikhail Zvyagin. She was supposed to remind of the most difficult months in the life of the city during World War II. But the project has still not been implemented.
