Yusupov Garden
Yusupovsky Garden is located on Sadovaya Street, building 50/A. The nearest metro stations are “Sennaya Ploshchad” and “Sadovaya”
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Yusupov Garden
The plot of land on which the Yusupov Garden is now located was donated in 1724 by Emperor Peter I to one of his associates, Prince G. D. Yusupov.
The Yusupovs immediately began to develop this area, and by 1730 a one-story wooden mansion on a stone foundation had already been built on the estate. The mansion, built by D. Trezzini, was rebuilt in stone by the architect Rastrelli in the fifties of the 18th century. A French-style park was formed around the mansion. An alley was laid across the entire park from the mansion standing on the banks of the Fontanka to Sadovaya Street. The mansion acquired its modern outline at the end of the 18th century, when under Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov the house was again rebuilt according to the design of the architect G. Quarenghi.
The house became much larger; the owners, famous collectors, housed a rich collection of Western European paintings in it. A pond with islands, a grotto appeared in the park, hills were built, gazebos were built, and a Garden Pavilion, which has survived to this day. The garden area was designed as an English landscape park. It was decorated with marble sculptures and flower beds. Goldfish were released into the ponds, and they lived up to their name in the full sense: they wore gold rings with diamonds on their fins. Pineapples, watermelons, melons, and garden berries were grown in the garden's greenhouses. From time to time the garden was opened to the public. In 1810, the estate was sold to the treasury.
After some time, it housed the Institute of the Corps of Railway Engineers. The entire estate along with the park came under the jurisdiction of the Institute. The construction of educational buildings began on the territory of the estate. Some of the garden's ponds were filled in, the garden itself was significantly reduced in size, but the design of the park ensemble continued. Fountains, greenhouses, and greenhouses appeared in it, in which the gardener G. F. Eilers grew the best flowers in St. Petersburg. In those same years, a beautiful cast-iron trellis appeared near the garden. During the reign of Emperor Alexander II, part of the Yusupov Garden was open to the general public.
On April 17, 1863, the opening of the public part of the garden took place. A boat station was built on the pond. The islands were connected to each other and to the shore by bridges. Lanterns and benches were installed on the islands. In 1864, fountains were built in the public part of the garden and in the part fenced off from it, directly adjacent to the mansion. The Yusupov Garden was loved by the surrounding residents.
A shooting gallery was opened here and balloons were launched. In winter, ice mountains for skating, skating rinks, and snow forts were built. Since 1865, in winter, the Yusupov Garden began to be rented by the Yacht Club, which organized Christmas festivities with sleigh rides and fireworks. In 1877, a society of ice skating enthusiasts was organized.
The society chose the Yusupov Garden as its base, where the first figure skating competitions were held in 1878. So Yusupov Garden can be considered the birthplace of Russian figure skating. Here in 1887, when the garden was completely taken over by the Skating Society, a figure skating school was opened. In the same year, the Society created the first hockey team in Russia, which was called “Yusupov Garden”. The first Russian Olympic champion in figure skating, N. A. Panin-Kolomenkin, studied at the figure skating school at the Yusupov Garden.
Competitions of Russian figure skaters began to be held regularly in 1890. In 1896, a tournament for the European Championship was held at the Yusupov Garden skating rink, and in 1903 - for the World Championship. At the same time, the tradition of holding Christmas holidays was preserved in the garden. You might think that the pond of the Yusupov Garden is the only body of water in St. Petersburg, since in 1892 the Imperial Water Rescue Society was located in the northwestern part of the garden.
The house at number 50b on Sadovaya Street, designed by P. S. Kupinsky, was built in 1894 specifically for this society. The house was used to house the editorial office of a magazine and a museum. There were also apartments for employees, an office, inspections and a meeting room. But the pond still did not fall under the jurisdiction of this Society. Its territory extended right up to the shore of the pond. To practice rescue methods on the waters, a crane was installed and for some reason all the trees were cut down. In 1900, the northeastern part of the Yusupov Garden was built up with buildings of the Ministry of Railways. The building of the Railway Museum at 50 Sadovaya Street was built according to the design of the same architect - P. S. Kupinsky. The figure skating school continued to operate in the Yusupov Garden after the revolution.
The garden became known as the Children's Park of the Oktyabrsky District of Leningrad, and in 1924 the first USSR figure skating championship was held here. After the war, children's and youth sports schools operated in the garden. In 1990, the garden returned to its historical name - Yusupovsky. The monument to Lenin, erected in 1955, was dismantled. Now the garden is well-groomed and continues to attract St. Petersburg residents of all ages.
The Yusupovs immediately began to develop this area, and by 1730 a one-story wooden mansion on a stone foundation had already been built on the estate. The mansion, built by D. Trezzini, was rebuilt in stone by the architect Rastrelli in the fifties of the 18th century. A French-style park was formed around the mansion. An alley was laid across the entire park from the mansion standing on the banks of the Fontanka to Sadovaya Street. The mansion acquired its modern outline at the end of the 18th century, when under Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov the house was again rebuilt according to the design of the architect G. Quarenghi.
The house became much larger; the owners, famous collectors, housed a rich collection of Western European paintings in it. A pond with islands, a grotto appeared in the park, hills were built, gazebos were built, and a Garden Pavilion, which has survived to this day. The garden area was designed as an English landscape park. It was decorated with marble sculptures and flower beds. Goldfish were released into the ponds, and they lived up to their name in the full sense: they wore gold rings with diamonds on their fins. Pineapples, watermelons, melons, and garden berries were grown in the garden's greenhouses. From time to time the garden was opened to the public. In 1810, the estate was sold to the treasury.
After some time, it housed the Institute of the Corps of Railway Engineers. The entire estate along with the park came under the jurisdiction of the Institute. The construction of educational buildings began on the territory of the estate. Some of the garden's ponds were filled in, the garden itself was significantly reduced in size, but the design of the park ensemble continued. Fountains, greenhouses, and greenhouses appeared in it, in which the gardener G. F. Eilers grew the best flowers in St. Petersburg. In those same years, a beautiful cast-iron trellis appeared near the garden. During the reign of Emperor Alexander II, part of the Yusupov Garden was open to the general public.
On April 17, 1863, the opening of the public part of the garden took place. A boat station was built on the pond. The islands were connected to each other and to the shore by bridges. Lanterns and benches were installed on the islands. In 1864, fountains were built in the public part of the garden and in the part fenced off from it, directly adjacent to the mansion. The Yusupov Garden was loved by the surrounding residents.
A shooting gallery was opened here and balloons were launched. In winter, ice mountains for skating, skating rinks, and snow forts were built. Since 1865, in winter, the Yusupov Garden began to be rented by the Yacht Club, which organized Christmas festivities with sleigh rides and fireworks. In 1877, a society of ice skating enthusiasts was organized.
The society chose the Yusupov Garden as its base, where the first figure skating competitions were held in 1878. So Yusupov Garden can be considered the birthplace of Russian figure skating. Here in 1887, when the garden was completely taken over by the Skating Society, a figure skating school was opened. In the same year, the Society created the first hockey team in Russia, which was called “Yusupov Garden”. The first Russian Olympic champion in figure skating, N. A. Panin-Kolomenkin, studied at the figure skating school at the Yusupov Garden.
Competitions of Russian figure skaters began to be held regularly in 1890. In 1896, a tournament for the European Championship was held at the Yusupov Garden skating rink, and in 1903 - for the World Championship. At the same time, the tradition of holding Christmas holidays was preserved in the garden. You might think that the pond of the Yusupov Garden is the only body of water in St. Petersburg, since in 1892 the Imperial Water Rescue Society was located in the northwestern part of the garden.
The house at number 50b on Sadovaya Street, designed by P. S. Kupinsky, was built in 1894 specifically for this society. The house was used to house the editorial office of a magazine and a museum. There were also apartments for employees, an office, inspections and a meeting room. But the pond still did not fall under the jurisdiction of this Society. Its territory extended right up to the shore of the pond. To practice rescue methods on the waters, a crane was installed and for some reason all the trees were cut down. In 1900, the northeastern part of the Yusupov Garden was built up with buildings of the Ministry of Railways. The building of the Railway Museum at 50 Sadovaya Street was built according to the design of the same architect - P. S. Kupinsky. The figure skating school continued to operate in the Yusupov Garden after the revolution.
The garden became known as the Children's Park of the Oktyabrsky District of Leningrad, and in 1924 the first USSR figure skating championship was held here. After the war, children's and youth sports schools operated in the garden. In 1990, the garden returned to its historical name - Yusupovsky. The monument to Lenin, erected in 1955, was dismantled. Now the garden is well-groomed and continues to attract St. Petersburg residents of all ages.
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