Tikhvin Cemetery

Local nameНекрополь мастеров искусств
LocationSaint Petersburg, Russia

Tikhvin Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the centre of Saint Petersburg. It is part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and is one of four cemeteries in the complex. Since 1932 it has been part of the State Museum of Urban Sculpture, which refers to it as the Necropolis of the Masters of Art.

Opened in 1823 after the monastery's first cemetery, the Lazarevskoe, had become overcrowded, the cemetery was initially called the "New Lazarevsky". It acquired its name after the building of its cemetery church, consecrated to the icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God. It soon superseded the Lazarevskoe Cemetery and became a popular and prestigious burial ground.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikhvin_Cemetery

Coordinates 59°55'21.231" N 30°23'8.613" E

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