Kronshtadt Travel Guide

 Skillsbus Says:  There is really little information about this lighthouse. It functions only together (or in pair) with another lighthouse which is situated at another part of the gulf. Such lighthouses are called alignment lighthouses, one of them is a front lighthouse and the other is... 

 Skillsbus Says:  The submarine S-156 "Komsomolets Kazakhstan" Laid · October 25, 1952. · Built on the factory "Red Sormovo" Gorky. · October 18, 1953 raised the naval flag of the USSR · 37 yearsin the composition of compounds Navy in Kronstadt. 20 years, declared "greatship". 

 Skillsbus Says:  During 1805-1817 the St.Andrew's Cathedral was being built in Kronshtadt together with the chapel of Our Lady in Tikhvin Icon. I was absolutely orthodox christian. In this cathedral St.John of Kronshtadt served more then 50 years. The cathedral and the chapel were removed in... 

 Skillsbus Says:  Built in 1817 this cathedral was sadly demolished in 1932 but today there is a memorial gardens where it once stood. Here is a map of the city and a symbolic pot , from which according to legend the island "Kotlin" took its name. There is also "the tree of desires" which is... 

 Skillsbus Says:  Gostiny Dvor was built in 1832 to a design by V. Maslov. It soon became the main shopping centre in Kronshtadt as it still is today.In 2007 the building was completely restored back to its former glory.Outside the Gostiny Dvor is the musical fountain "Kronslot" and a... 

 Skillsbus Says:  Situated on Sovetskaya St. is the building of the naval library. Built in the early 20th century it was considered to be the largest public library in Russia. 

 Skillsbus Says:  This complex of building were built during the late 18th and early 19th centuries primarily for the supplying of ships with evrything considered necessary for there operations. Today these building are in a very poor state of repair although it is planned to restore them in... 

 Skillsbus Says:  Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen was an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer, who ultimately rose to the rank of Admiral. He was a notable participant of the first Russian circumnavigation and subsequently a leader of another... 

 Skillsbus Says:  This monument although not outstanding in itself is typical of many soviet style monuments and thus is worth seeing. 

 Skillsbus Says:  Situated on Manyilskogo St. the hospital chapel has been restored and although not open for public viewing inside, the outside looks very good and is worth seeing. 

 Skillsbus Says:  This building was formerly a Lutheran church built in the first half of the 19th century. The church is a retangular building with its main facade decorated by 6 columned portico with a triangular pediment to a Corinthian design.Formerly the building had a dome with a cross... 

 grandmaR Says:  I didn't see this range marker lined up with the range, but I saw the range marker structure on one side of it as we rounded Fort Kronshlot. According to the internet, this was build in 1891 and has been inactive since the early 1920s when the current Fort Kronshlot Light... 

 grandmaR Says:  Kronshtadt (often spelled Kronstadt) is the historic home port of Russia's Baltic Fleet. The city and naval base are built on Kotlin Island, located 30 km (19 mi) west of St. Petersburg.The first lighthouse that I saw (and which I could identify) was the Kronstadt Rear Range... 

 grandmaR Says:  The first two photos are of one of the lighthouses that I could identify. Built in 1914, it is an active lighthouse described as a 66 ft octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted gray concrete, except the side facing the range is painted...