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Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo 1 Nab. Reki Monastyrki
St. Petersburg
Russia
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Admiralteyskaya Hotel €86 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4 of 5 stars
Atrium Hotel €95 0.7 mi 1.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Hotel Vera €138 1.3 mi 2.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Grand Hotel Emerald €248 1.4 mi 2.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Novotel St Petersburg Centre €169 1.5 mi 2.4 km 4 of 5 stars
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Kavkaz 1.3 mi 2.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Stroganoff Steakhouse 1.5 mi 2.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Schwabsky Domik 1.6 mi 2.6 km 4 of 5 stars
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Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace 3.0 mi 4.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Statue of Lenin at Finland Station (Finlyandskiy Vokzal) 3.1 mi 5.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Blockade of Leningrad Museum 3.5 mi 5.7 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Alexander Nevskii Monastery Aleksandro-Nevskaia Lavra” Wcities.com
“Alexander Nevsky Lavra” Fodors.com
“The greatest show in earth” Sydney Morning Herald
“Russia's "second city" is second to none for art and elegance” USA Today/Associated Press
“Russia's "second city" is second to none for art and elegance” canoe.ca / Associated Press
Web Comments from Travelers (8)
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“Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Monastery)” VirtualTourist.com
“Nevsky Monastery: "Cemetery"” iAgora.com / iTravel
“Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Part II)” VirtualTourist.com
“Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Part III)” VirtualTourist.com
“Alexander Nevsky Lavra ~ Lazarus Cemetery” VirtualTourist.com
“Alexander Nevsky Lavra ~ Tikhvin Cemetery” VirtualTourist.com
“artists necropolis:our lady of tikhvine cemetery” VirtualTourist.com
“The Tikhvin Cemetry” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 150 attractions in St. Petersburg
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Traveler Description: This beautiful monastery complex contains cemeteries where many of Russia's greatest literary and cultural figures are buried.
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Attraction type: Architectural building, Cemetery, Historic site, Religious site
Address: Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo
1 Nab. Reki Monastyrki St. Petersburg
Russia
Tel: 274-04-09

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“Finding the Graves in the Tikhvin Cemetery”
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5 of 5 stars
isleofwightseagull   40 contributions
Isle of Wight
Apr 2, 2009

We went to the Alexander Nevsky monastery complex especially to see visit the Tikhvin Cemetery and see the graves of Dostoyevsky and the Russian composers. Although there is a map in the cemetery and in several guidebooks, it was not always obvious which grave was which and I now realise that we actually got some of them wrong! The guidebook... more

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Alexander Nevsky Lavra Address

Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo | 1 Nab. Reki Monastyrki, St. Petersburg, Russia
Tel: 274-04-09