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Тема урока: «Видео путешествие по Великобритании».

Вид урока: ознакомление со страной изучаемого языка (урок-лекция).

Цель:

• Развитие познавательной деятельности на примере изучения страны.

• Обеспечение благоприятных условий для овладения иностранным языком.

Задачи:

• Совершенствование лексических навыков по теме »Великобритания» на уровне свободного высказывания.

• Ознакомление учащихся с некоторыми интересными фактами из истории Великобритании.

• Развитие и поддержание интереса учащихся к предмету.

Описание урока:

Данная разработка представляет собой конспект урока по теме «A trip to Britain».

Урок проводится в виде лекции и представляет собой интерактивный путеводитель по городам Великобритании. Вместе с учителем учащиеся смогут побывать на экскурсии в Лондоне и посетить Вестминстерское аббатство, Букенгемски дворец, Трафальгарскую площадь, Тауэр, Британский музей и многие другие известные во всём мире достопримечательности.

Затем экскурсионная группа переместится в Оксфорд. После совершит обзорную экскурсию по Эдинбургу, столице Шотландии с посещением замка «The Castle». Также в маршрут туристической группы будут входить: Манчестер, Кембридж, Страдфорд на Авоне.

Завершится экскурсия там же, где начиналась — в Лондоне. Здесь ученики познакомятся с членами королевской семьи.

Заканчивается урок — викториной.

Рекомендуется проводить в 10 — 11 классах при проведении недели иностранного языка.

Конспект лекции.

A trip to Britain.

London .

London is not only the capital of the country, it is also a huge port, a commercial centre, a science city, and a seat of the British Government. London was founded in the time of the Roman Empire. Now the population of London is nearly 9 million people. It is situated on the bancs of the river Thames, spanned by seventeen bridges. The most important parts of London are the City of London, the West End, the East End and Westminster.

The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. The Palace of Westminster, usually known as the Houses of Parliament, dates from the 19^th century. It was used both as a Royal residence and as a parliament house until 1512. There are two towers in the palace: the Victoria Tower and the Clock Tower known as Big Ben. The British flag (called Union Jack),flying from Victoria Tower shows that the Parliament is at session. The light in the clock tower also shows that the Parliament is working. Big Ben is the biggest clock in the country it weighs 13,5 tons. The clock was called Big Ben after Sir Benjamin Hall who looked after the clock. The Clock Tower is 318 feet high there are 374 steps leading to the top of the tower.

Westminster Abbey is a historic building. It was founded in 1050 as a monastery. It the place of coronation of English kings, this tradition was established by William the Conqueror who was crowned on Christmas Day 1066. Queen Elizabeth II was crowned there on June 2, 1953. Many great Englishmen were buried in the Abbey: Newton, Darwin Watt and others. Here we can see a lot of monuments on the tombs of great men. This place is called the «Poet’s Corner».

Buckingham Palace. It is the official residence of the Queen. It was built in the 18^th century. The first Queen to live there was Queen Victoria. Above the State Entrance is the central balcony where the Royal Family appease on important occasions. The flag flying over the palace ia the sign that the Queen is in London. The ceremony of changing the Guard takes place every morning and attracts thousands of tourists. There is Queen Victoria Memorial in front of the palace.

Trafalgar Square. is in the centre of the West End of London. I was named to commemorate the victory in the naval battle of Trafalgar in 1805, in which Admiral Lord Nelson was the commander of the British navy forces. The nelson Column was erected in 1840s. On the top of the Column is a 17 feet statue of Lord Nelson. At the pedestal there are four bronze lions. On the north side of Trafalgar Square are the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. The National Gallery was built in 1824. It contains one of the finest collections of pictures in the world. There are 850 masterpieces of all the European schools of painting.

In the northeast corner is a well known church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. It was built in 1222 and rebuilt in 1726.

The Tower of London. In the year 1066 the Normans built a castle on the edge of London. Ten years later William the Conqueror ordered to build a great stone tower, later called the White Tower. The Tower of London was both a fortress and a palace, later it was also used as a prison. At first prisoners were foreign princes and noble people, captured in war. But later on in Tudor times, the Tower became the place where famous and infamous people were kept and tortured and executed. Now he Tower is simply Britain’s most famous and most visited place. According to tradition the Tower is guarded by Yeomen Warders who still wear their old bright and colorful Tudor uniforms. The Ravens are one of the most famous sights of the Tower 0f London. According to the legend if the ravens leave the Tower the monarchy will fall. All the ravens have names, for example Ronny, Rex, Jackie, Regina, etc. So for over 900 years these unique birds have been guarding the Tower of London.

Not far from the Tower of London is the Tower Bridge built across the Thames in 1891. It was designed so that it could be used by road traffic and by the ships going up the river.

The British Museum was founded in 1753 and has many departments. One of its most interesting sections is the National Library. It has more than six million books. It has the rich collection of old books and manuscripts. There are also some first English books printed by William Caxton the first British printer who lived in the 15^th century, and made the first printing press in England. There are also many other collections of different ancient things such as old coins, maps, chess made of ivory and other things.

Piccadilly Circus is the heart of the West End. This is the part of the city which never goes to sleep, at night it is bright with electric signs. In the centre of Piccadilly stands the bronze statue of Eros on a high pedestal above the fountains. North of the Circus the streets shade of into Soho famous for its theatres cinemas cafes and restaurants in which you can meet a lot of famous actors, showmen, poets and singers and to Oxford Street the most famous shopping street.

London No. 10, Downing Street. The Residence of the Prime Minister. It is the most famous house in London. It is a little street on the west side of Whitehall. Whitehall is a broad highway, leading from Trafalgar Square to Westminster. The streets name is a memory of what used to be the Palace of Whitehall which stood here until the 18^th century. It was the principal centre of court life in Tudor and Stuart times. Kings and their families lived there. In the centre of the roadway stands the monument to the fallen in two world wars.

St. Paul’s Cathedral is a masterpiece of sir Christopher Wren. It stands on the same place where many years ago in 640 AD a wooden cathedral dedicated to St. Paul was built. Then it was destroyed by the fire and rebuilt a number of times in different styles. But the Great Fire of 1666 completely destroyed the cathedral. The construction of the new cathedral was started in 1675 and finished in 1710. The architectural style of St. Paul’s is English Baroque. It is one of the largest cathedrals in the world, the second in size after St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome. Many famous Englishmen were buried there, among them Admiral Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Winston Churchill. It also the place of some happy events such as the silver Jubilee Service for Elizabeth II in 1977, the wedding of the Prince of Wales in 1981.

Oxford

Oxford is situated 54 miles from London. It is famous for it’s university. Though there is no «university» as such, the component parts of the University of Oxford are colleges. Each college is practically autonomous, with its own rules and government. There is a central administration, providing services such as libraries and laboratories. The buildings of the university are situated mainly between Broad and High streets. The most remarkable is the Bodleian Library, founded in 1598. To the west of the library is the Sheldonian Theatre, designed by Christopher Wren. There are also the New Examination Schools, the large university park, and the Botanical Gardens. Oxford is also an important industrial centre. There are some important industries such as printing. The Oxford University Press that is situated on Walton street is one of the memorable institutions of the city and the important part of the university. It’s foundation goes back to 1478. Delegates of the Press are professors of Oxford.

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital of Wales It is an important industrial centre with many important industries such as coal-mining, steel. As a port it is used to ship coal to other parts of the country. Cardiff is also a tourist centre. There are some places of interest; the Castle, City Hall, National Museum of Wales, New Theatre, Welsh Folk Museum, Institute of Science and Technology and Welsh University. In the National Museum of Wales you can see the panorama of Wales’ geology , botany, zoology, archeology, industry and art. The collection is well planned and easy to understand. There is also a restaurant here. Cardiff has a theatre with an interesting programme. The Welsh National Theatre Company play regular seasons here. The people of Wales have their own language, Welsh, But most of them speak English too. The Welsh people love singing. That’s why Wales sometimes called «the land of songs». One of the Welsh traditions is festivals where Welsh people wear traditional clothes. At the festival they sing songs and recite poems. The festival ends with the crowning of the best poet and singer.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, and a very old city. It is called Athens of the North. If you walk around you can touch the history at every step. Practically every building can tell a tale. The two most interesting parts of the city are the Old Town and the New Town. The Old Town lies between the Castle and Holyrood. The Castle is older than the city. Nobody knows when the first people came there and built a castle on the huge rock that stands high above Edinburgh. They used it as a fortress and then as a royal palace. It looks good in any weather but at night when it is floodlit it looks like a castle in a fairy tale. It is not surprising that the Castle attracts a lot of tourists. The city is a very important industrial and intellectual centre. It has one of the oldest universities in Europe. Princes Street is the main street in Edinburgh. It is also the main shopping street in Edinburgh with shops along one side and the beautiful Princes Street Gardens along the other side. There is a special clock made of flowers in the Gardens. Edinburgh is famous for many things; it’s art galleries museums libraries. The capital of Scotland has the population of 400,000 and is a historic city with some of the finest architecture in Europe.

The Royal Family has a home in Edinburgh-the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The street between the Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse is called the Royal Mile. The Walter Scott Monument is the best-known monument in Edinburgh. It was completed

Manchester.

Manchester is Britain’s first city of the Industrial Revolution. It is now the leading centre of the chemical and cotton industries. It is situated not far from London. Now it is one of the important producers of computers and electronic equipment. There are a lot of factories ,railway stations, markets, offices and banks, municipal buildings and museums. There are many classical buildings there. It is also the cultural centre. There is Manchester university, the Central Library here. The central Library is situated near the Town Hall and is one of the largest libraries in Europe. One of the most beautiful squares in Manchester is Piccadilly Plaza.

Cambridge.

It stands on the river Cam, which has several bridges over it. That’s why the city is called Cambridge. It was founded by Romans, then it was an Anglo-Saxon settlement and later the Danes set up a base here. In 1278 it was a prosperous town with 534 houses. In 1284 the first college was founded and since then the history of Cambridge has become the history of Cambridge University. When we say Cambridge we mean «University City». The University consists of twenty-nine colleges and many of them are grouped together. Each group of colleges has its own green court with green lawns and beautiful flowers. There are some unique colleges such as Trinity College, King’s College and St John’s College. Oxford and Cambridge remain the centre of education not only in Britain but in Europe.

Stratford -Upon-Avon.

It is a town 94 miles northwest of London. It is famous all over the world because it is the birthplace of Shakespeare who was born on April 23, 1564. William received his education in the local grammar school. In 1587 Shakespeare went to London where he became a famous actor and a writer of plays. By the standards of his days the poet became wealthy and in 1597 he bought New Place, one of the largest houses in Stratford. But he continued to live and work in London until 1610. Shakespeare died on April, 23,1616 at New Place and was buried in the church at Stratford on the bank of the Avon. Though Stratford remains a small market town, it has become a gathering place of all nations. People show their love for the great writer and every year on April, 23 they come to Stratford to take part in celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday. The Royal Shakespeare Theatre was opened in Stratford in 1932. Only Shakespeare’s plays are performed here.

Glasgow. Glasgow is the important industrial, commercial, artistic and sporting centre of Scotland. It stands on the river Clyde. Glasgow makes ships, locomotives and machines. There are public buildings, stores, shops, movie houses, theatres and restaurants. The Scots say, «Glasgow made the Clyde, and the Clyde made Glasgow.» Glasgow University was founded in 1450. Glasgow Museum of Transport is another place of interest. It has prehistoric sports cars and imperial limousines, bikes and coaches, locomotives and models of ships. Glasgow is a typical product of the Industrial Revolution: the overpopulated city, poor housing the gloomy factory buildings. But the Scots have never lost their passion for beauty, or for sport, or for fun.

Royal London.

The Royal Family plays a very important role in the country. In the history of Britain there were certain Kings and Queens whose names are specially remembered in the country. One of them was King Henry VIII (1491-1547). Most people remember him because he had six wives. But in fact he was a very important monarch. Under him Britain became independent of the Roman Catholic Church, it got richer and more powerful. In 1534 the Parliament named Henry head of the church of England and gave the King all the power in the country.

Henry’s daughter, Elizabeth (1533-1603) became the Queen in 1558. She never married and is remembered as a very popular and strong queen .During her reign England became very important in European politics, the Spanish Armada was defeated, arts and especially theatre developed. Great Shakespeare lived and worked during the reign of Elizabeth I. The country became very strong and powerful.

Another strong queen was Queen Victoria (1819-1901) whose monument you can see in front of Buckingham Palace. Queen Victoria came to the throne as a young woman in 1837 and reigned until her death in 1901. She ruled for the longest period in the English history, for 64 years. Victoria married a German Prince Albert, but he died at the age of forty-two. That was a great tragedy for Queen Victoria. She left London and never lived in the city where she was so happy with her husband and nine children. But there are places in London that remind us about their love one of them is the Royal Albert Hall-a very large concert hall where the best musicians of the world perform classical music. Another place is the Victoria and Albert Museum with its rich collection of paintings. The family life of Queen Victoria touched people’s hearts. But this is not the only reason why Queen Victoria became very popular. During her reign Britain became a rich industrial country with a developed trade, an empire with a lot of colonies.

Queen Victoria’s granddaughter Elizabeth II is on the British throne now. The Queen’s title in the United Kingdom is Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, etc. etc. etc.

Queen Elizabeth II was born in Windsor on 21,April 1926. Her full name is Elizabeth-Mary-Alexander Windsor. Her pet name is Lilibet. She was educated at home, taught to read and write by her parents, studied Latin, Geography, Economics, Music, foreign languages. She was good at horse riding, dancing, swimming, she took part in swimming competitions, learned to drive. During the war she wanted to help the army: grew vegetables and knitted socks for soldiers. In 1947 Elizabeth married Prince Philip. Her first son Prince Charles was born in 1948. On 2 June 1953 she was crowned in Westminster Abbey. At present she plays an important role in the country. She travels a lot, likes reading, taking pictures, watching horse races. The Queen has four children; Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward.

Quiz.

1. What cities are famous for their universities?

2. What does the word Cambridge mean?

3. Why is Stratford-upon-Avon famous all over the world?

4. What is the capital of Wales?

5. What is the oldest building in Edinburgh?

6. What is the home of the Royal Family in Edinburgh?

7. What is the home palace of the Royal Family in London?

8. Why is King Henry VIII remembered in the country and in the whole world?

9. What important event in the history of Britain took place during the reign of Elizabeth I?

10. How long did Queen Victoria rule the country?

11. What places in London are connected with the names of Queen Victoria and her husband?

12. Why do people call Queen Victoria’s reign the «golden age» in the history of Britain?

13. What are the four parts of London?

14. Whose monument is situated in the centre of Trafalgar Square and why?

15. What is the most famous section of the British Museum?

16. What is the name of the first English printer?

17. What famous people were buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral?

18. What birds live in the Tower of London, why?

19. What church is situated to the northeast of Trafalgar Square?

20. What circus is the most famous in London? Where is it situated?

Список используемой литературы.

1. « О Великобритании вкратце» составители: В.В. Ощепкова, И.И. Шустилова. Москва, издательство «Лист» 1997 г.

2. «По странам изучаемого языка». Пояснительные тексты к альбому под редакцией Ю.Ф. Гурьевой. Москва «Просвещение» 1999г.

3. Английский язык, учебник для VI класса школ с углубленным изучением английского языка, лицеев, гимназий, колледжей. О.В. Афанасьева, И.В. Михеева. Москва «Просвещение» 2005г.

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«Accommodation in St.Petersburg»Ivanishina. A.NGroup S-251Adviser:Chelyabinsk2007AnnotationIvanova R.P. Accommodations in Saint Petersburg. Chelyabinsk. -SUSU. -2007. p. -48.

The first part of my course paper is about tourism in St.Petersburg. The second part is about accommodations in St.Petersburg.

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PlanINTRODUCTION1.SAINT-PETERSBURG LIKE THE CENTRE OF TOURISM2. ACCOMMODATIONS IN SAINT-PETERSBURG2.1 The Grand Hotel Emerald2.2Grand Hotel Europe?????2.3 The Astoria Hotel2.4 Radisson SAS Royal Hotel?????2.5 Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel2.6 AngleterreHotel2.7 Arbat-Nord Hotel2.8 The Deson-Ladoga Hotel2.9Saint-Petersburg Hotel???2.10 Hotel Moscow2.11 Nautilus InnLITERATUREINTRODUCTION

Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great, in 1703, but many years before the bank of the Neva River attracted the Swedes and Slaves. In 1240 , on the place which in nova days is a part of town, the Swedish crusaders were defeated by Prince Alexander Jaroslavitch . From that battle the Prince has got the title Alexander Nevskiy. Later on he was canonized by the Orthodoxy church and became a Sky patron of the town. The defeat in 1240 did not stop Swedes and close to the place where the Ohtensky bridge is located in nova days, they have built up the fortress Landscrona. At the same year the Novgorodians had occupied and destroyed this fortress. On the same place, in 1611 the Swedes have founded the fortress again which got the new name Nienschanz ( New fortress). Under protection of the fortress walls the new town Nien has grown up, where lived Swedes, Germans and Dutch craftsmen and merchants. On the other side of the river Neva was Russian village Spasskoe. Peter the First has occupied Nienschanz and founded on the Hare’s island, in delta of the Neva river, the fortress and named its Sankt-Petersburch. Later this name was given to the town, and the fortress has got new name «Peter and Paul». Affirmed on those lands, Peter the First commenced to build up the town intensively and transferred his Capital to there. Under tsar Peter odder many craftsmen have been delivered to St. Peterburch from whole Russia

The new stage in St. Petersburg’s history came during the ruling time of Catherine the Great. Ivan Starov, Kokorinov, Vallen de lamothe, Antonio Rinaldi, Charles Kameron, Jacomo Quarenghi, Yuri Felten and other architects worked in that time. The Russian Academy of science and Academy of art has blossomed in that time. The court of Catherine invited best musicians from Italy, Spain and Germany. The Catherine’s court composer was world famous Spanish composer Martin de Solera and conductor of Court’s Vocal Capella — Maksim Beresovskiy got the title of Memeber of Bologne Philharmonic’s Academy. The Catherine the Great, German by origin could understand the interests of Russia. Some innovations improve the economy and broad-mind (width interest) of Catherine the Great made St. Petersburg one of the Cultural Capital of the Europe. Catherine corresponded with French encyclopedia writers and Alexander Humbold. Under her invitation St. Petersburg has visited philosopher Didro and Moris Etjen Falcone made the Bronze horseman of the Peter the First. She not only managed economy and politic but also wrote stories, memoirs and even libretto of the opera. Under her odder Jacomo Kvarengi has built a special Hermitage’s theater.

The last years ruled by Nikolay I coincide with a period of changes the architectural style from classicism to eclecticism. The last accord of the classicism style in architecture was Alexander Column and St. Isaac’s cathedral (architect Monpherran), cathedrals and triumph arc of architect Stasov. The reforms of Alexander II which gave the freedom to the land less peasants have been preconditions of the economical growth of Russia. The new banks and stock exchanges have been opened in that time and new railway stations, mills and factories build. But in spite of democratic reforms many people not satisfied and in that time some terrorists organizations appeared. The have began a real hunting of Alexander II. Finally after explosions in Winter Palace and on the streets of Petersburg, Emperor Alexander II being fatally wounded by Grinevitski’s bomb attack on the promenade of Ekaterininsky canal. The unusual cathedral » The Savor on blood» has been built under project of archimandrite Ignaty and architect Parland on the place of bomb attack. The end of XIX and beginning of XX centuries was called as «Silver century». During that time the all kind of art as architecture, painting, poetry, music, theater had got a new powerful growth. The blocks of building in new Modern style ( in Europe called Jugend style or Ars Nuovo) appeared in the City. You can see different modern styles (Austrian, Scandinavian and etc.) One of the interesting building of this style is house of architect F. Lidval, Kamenoostrovsky avenue 1/3, the hotel «Astoria» the house of Sweden church on the Malaya Konyushennaya street. The other examples of this style are the building of Vitebsky Railway station (architect Minash and Brzhosovsky) the house of Eliseevsky shop (architect Baranovsky), The house of books (architect Syusor), Matilda Kshesinskaya Palace built by architect von Gogen, the houses built by architects Bubyr, Vasiliev and others. In the beginning of 1910 the neo classicism replaced the eclectica style but this style did not get growth. After revolution, in 1917 and the civil war the style of construction of the city has changed. Not so many masterpieces left from1917, but some interesting building like The Kirov’s Cultural Palace and The Lensoveta Cultural Palace, the Ensemble of Komsomol Square can be a symbols of the Soviet time. During 1970th some interesting blocks have been built in the area of river Smolenka, in Kirovsky district of the city. In the nowadays the appearance of the city changes very quick and visitors can see that in 3-4 The aim of course paper is tо learn to work with English literature on specialty and analyze the special literature. The object of this course paper is the tourism in St.Petersburg. The subject of course paper is the accommodations in St.Petersburg. The problems are:· to describe the tourism in St.Petersburg · tо consider the accommodations in St.Petersburg So, in this course paper there are some informations about tourism in St.Petersburg and analyze accommodations in St.Petersburg.1.SAINT-PETERSBURG LIKE THE CENTRE OF TOURISMSaint-Petersburg is the Northern capital of Russia, its cultural, historical and architectural justify! Saint-Petersburg was named in honor of patron saint of Peter The Great, who founded the city more than 300 years ago and for more than 200 years (till 1917) it was Russian capital. Peter the Great modeled the city after European capitals and it has been referred as Russia’s «Window into Europe» for a long time. St.Petersburg is divided into numerous islands by rivers and canals and is often called as the «Northern Venice». Saint-Petersburg together with its palaces, museums, theatres, distant suburbs and their parks is renowned piece of the world’s cultural heritage. To organize your travel to Saint-Petersburg you can obtain here hotel and homestay accommodation, travel packages, guided tours and other St. Petersburg travel services.General information:THE CITY OVERVIEW: Saint-Petersburg (known as Petrograd in 1914-1924 and as Leningrad in 1924-1991), with 4,7 million inhabitants is the northernmost major city of the world. Here you will find information about our city: history, location, climate and main facts.THE BEST OF SAINT-PETERSBURG: The city of St. Petersburg is known as the cultural treasure house of Russia and it is often referred to as an Open-Air Museum. There are more than 140 museums and around 100 theatres. Useful for travel information on the best sights, museums, and theatres you can find here.USEFUL TRAVEL INFORMATION: We provide you with useful information on arrival and departure, emergencies and health, money, communication, transportation, shopping, Russian cuisine, holidays and customs. Here are some advices what to pack and a little vocabulary.TIPS: What is the best time for visit to Saint-Petersburg? There are some practical advises and advance tourist tips about Russia’s most amazing city.St. Petersburg accommodation:HOTELS: All hotels of St.Petersburg (on-line reservation) from the budget class hotels up to the deluxe hotels with highest standards of service, accommodation and facilities.HOMESTAY: Save money, make new friends and learn some Russian! Accommodation with English or Russian languages speaking hosts. You can rent an entire apartment. Tour packages:TRAVEL PACKAGE: We offer you classical St.Petersburg tours on 4, 5 and 7 days with accommodation in a hotel at your choice, excursions in St.Petersburg and suburbs. A professional guide will accompany you during these tours and show you all beauty of St.Petersburg.Travel services:GUIDED TOURS: Professional guides will show you the treasures of Saint-Petersburg and its’ suburbs, help you to know more about Russian life and culture.SPECIAL PROGRAMS: Would you like to get a bird’s-eye view of the city, taste Russian drinks, wash in Russian banya and to feel like the real Russians? Here are interesting excursions especially for you.TRANSFER: You can order a car or minivan to meet you at the airport or railway station that bring you to your hotel or any other destination in the city.RENT A CAR WITH A DRIVER: For the most comfortable traveling around the city, you can rent a car with an English-speaking driver from the hotel.VISA SUPPORT: We provide extensive visa support for foreign travelers arriving to Russia.We offer you the range of accommodation in St. Petersburg — from luxury and expansive hotels to budget cheap hotels. You can choose the hotel from our selection of hotels in Saint-Petersburg and make hotel reservation with us. Whether you travel to Russia on business or leisure, you can find and reserve the best accommodation in Saint-Petersburg with our help.DELUXPrestigious luxury hotels with a well-known name; Highest standards of service, accommodation and facilities; Among the world’s best hotels.SUPERIORExceptionally comfortable hotels; Suitable for demanding business clients; Superior standards of service, facilities, and public areas; Modern hotels, or outstandingly well-maintained older hotelsMID-LEVELDependable and comfortable hotels; Suitable for the average business or pleasure traveler; Well-kept functional accommodation with charming features; Limited public areas, food service, and facilities; Moderate room sizes; Breakfast in small, informal restaurant

BUDGET

Basic and functional accommodation; Suitable for clients or groups on a budget; Limited public areas, food service, and facilities

MINI-HOTELS

Mini hotels is a wonderful and economic substitute of a room in an expensive hotel! Hotels of this category represent service of high level. All hotels are small (not more than 25 rooms), so they are very quiet. Saint-Petersburg tourists and business visitors can stay in the city justify and pay reasonable price for their accommodation in mini-hotels.

HOMESTAY ACCOMODATION

Accommodation with foreign languages speaking hosts; accommodation with Russian speaking hosts (ideal for those who likes to learn Russian); renting an entire apartment

We recommend you to visit area Attractions

· Alexander Nevsky Lavra, one of the four lavras in Russia; it contains cemetery monuments to famous persons from the 18th and 19th century

· Peter & Paul Fortress, former political prison; it is the burial place of Romanov dynasty and presently an exhibition of the city’s history

· the St.Isaacs Cathedral, the 4th greatest cupola cathedral in the world, richly decorated with monolithic columns, paintings, mosaics, sculptures, marble and semi-precious stones

· Hermitage (Winter Palace), the largest museum in the world; former winter residence of Russian tsars

· Russian Museum, the collection of Russian art from medieval icons to realistic paintings

· Yusupov Palace, a beautiful example of St.Petersburg’s early 18th century architecture; there you will have a chance to see the room where Rasputin was killed.

· Kazan Cathedral, an outstanding example of the early 19th-century Russian architecture, erected on the site of a small stone church to hold the ancient icon of Our Lady of Kazan

· Church of the Resurection (The Savior on Blood), an important landmark that was created on the exact site where the Russian Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881; here you will see the fantastic art of Russian mosaics, which covers an enormous area

· Mariinsky Theatre, where act one of the best troupes in the world, classical ballets and international operas

· Suburbs (Peterhof, Pushkin, Pavlovsk), former summer residences of Russian tsars with beautiful parks

2. ACCOMMODATIONS IN SAINT-PETERSBURG

Address: 18 Suvorovsky Prospect, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2.1 The Grand Hotel Emerald

The Grand Hotel Emerald is located in the heart of picturesque St.Petersburg in Russia. This stunning city, created by Peter the Great in 1703, is full of architectural splendors and is undoubtedly a Jewel in Europe’s crown. The Hotel, designed by one of the city’s most famous architects, offers a wonderful combination of classic and modern decor along with the highest levels of service. A delightful setting, lovely surroundings and a warm welcome will ensure a memorable stay. Located in the centre of the city, the Grand Hotel Emerald is within walking distance of all the main attractions of St Petersburg, including the Smolny Cathedral and world-famous Hermitage Museum. The hotel is served with excellent transport links and is just a 7 minute walk from the Vosstania Metro station and the Moskovsky Railway station. St Petersburg’s international airport is 30 minutes away by car.

All 92 rooms are spacious and furnished with taste, have independent heating and air-conditioning systems. Rooms on the top floors offer an enchanting view of the city. When staying in one of the 16 luxurious suites the whole range of VIP services are at your disposal. The King’s and President’s suites are always ready to host special guests.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES:within the premises of the hotel Emerald, there is «Emerald» restaurant, «Suvorovsky» bar in the lobby of the hotel and «Versailles» cafe in the Atrium.

Classically decorated with marble and Svarog chandeliers, Restaurant Emerald can accommodate 80 people at a time. It is open for breakfast from 7 AM to 10.30 AM, from 12 PM to 4 PM for lunch, and in the evening — from 6.30 PM to the last visitor. The best international cuisine dishes form the restaurant’s menu. In the morning guests are offered buffet breakfast, and at lunch and dinner time they are served a la carte. There are concerts of live music in the restaurant in the evening; they are given on especially equipped stage, the repertoire is formed by classic music, jazz and pop.

In the hotel lobby, sumptuously decorated with crystal chandeliers and furnished with comfortable leather armchairs and sofas, there is a bar open from 8.30 AM to 2 AM. Visitors of the bar are offered a wide choice of alcoholic and soft beverages, the best sorts of tea and coffee; you may also have a continental breakfast in the morning or pastels from the hotel’s confectionary; a big acting chimney especially beglamours the bar Suvorovsky.

Atrium of the hotel Emerald is an architectural masterpiece in itself a round inner yard, crowned with a glass cupola. Air conditioning system maintains here a comfortable microclimat even in winter. There is a cafe «Versailles» open in the Atrium, appointed with retro style cane furniture and imitations of St. Petersburg cast-iron 19th century lanterns. Cafe «Versailles» is open from 9 AM to the last visitor; here you may have light snacks, tea or coffee, cakes and a wide range of alcoholic beverages. From the Atrium one can get to the banquet hall Crystal, an ideal place to arrange meetings and cold tables.

SERVICES AND AMENITIES:

· Restaurant Emerald

· Business centre

· Wellness centre Emerald

· Guests can ebjoy a traditional Russian banya, Turkish and Finnish saunas, SPA-justify.

MEETING AND EVENT FACILITIES:

Conference halls are well organized and equipped to host all kind of meetings and conferences for up to 40 participants

2.2Grand Hotel Europe

Located in the very heart of the historic central shopping and business district of St. Petersburg, the Grand Hotel Europe combines all of the splendor of a bygone age with deluxe modern facilities and the highest international standards of service. The first five-star hotel in Russia, the Grand Hotel is far more than simply a superlative hostelry—it is, like only a few hotels around the world, an integral part of the history and the culture of its city and its nation. Its roots date back to the 1820s, and for more than 150 years the Grand Hotel Europe has stood at the very justify of the city’s social, cultural, and commercial life. Completely renovated between 1989 and 1991, the hotel is today more vital, more magnificent, and more enchanting than ever before

Situated at the corner of Mikhailovsky Street and Nevsky Prospekt, the Grand Hotel simply could not be better placed among St. Petersburg’s cultural landmarks. Within walking distance, just up the grand boulevard of Nevsky Prospekt, are the Winter Palace and the Hermitage, as well as the imposing monuments of Winter Palace Square. Even the closer—in fact only a few steps away—is the celebrated Russian Museum (which occupies the stunning Mikhailovskaya Palace) and the soaring onion domes of the Church of the Spilt Blood: one of St. Petersburg’s most stunning churches, as it occupies the very spot on which Tsar Alexander II was fatally wounded by terrorists on March 1, 1881. Also within mere footsteps are the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and the Maly Theatre, which along with the Mariinsky constitutes the foundation of St. Petersburg’s famed performance arts community. Right across Nevsky Prospekt are the magnificent Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan and the sprawling arcades of the Gostinyy Dvor Department Store

The Grand Hotel Europe has played host throughout its lifetime to the great names of Russian history and to notable figures and leading personalities from all over the world. A favorite haunt of Tchaikovsky, Turgenev, Anna Pavlova, and Maxim Gorky, the hotel continues to this day to attract the rich, famous, and talented from around the globe. In 1996 alone, we were pleased to welcome President Bill Clinton, Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Prince Michael of Kent, the Prince of Malaysia, Sir Peter Ustinov, and Sharon Stone, as well as many other celebrities and VIPs. In a city filled with stirring monuments and historic sites, the Grand Hotel Europe is proud to be numbered among the cultural landmarks of St. Petersburg. The building itself dates from 1824, with a preserved Baroque facade designed by the Italian architect Carlo Rossi as well as original art nouveau interiors. Great care was taken in the renovation to preserve the building’s distinctive nineteenth century architecture, including its elegant main staircase as well as its private function rooms, its suites and bedrooms, and its stunning, landmark restaurants and bars.

Conveniently situated in the heart of St. Petersburg, we are within walking distance of the Winter Palace Square and Hermitage Museum. The Russian Museum, the Philharmonic Society, and the Moussorsky Opera and Ballet Theatre are only moments away. Our concierge will help you explore our intriguing and beautiful city by organizing sightseeing tours, arranging transportation, obtaining ballet and opera tickets, and securing restaurant reservations. For business travelers, we provide exceptional support facilities and services, as well as offering event planning for meetings, conferences and banquets in any of our outstanding function rooms

As the city of St. Petersburg reawakens to its vibrant history and its tradition as one of the cultural justifys of Europe, the Grand Hotel Europe will help you discover a unique blend of the City’s newfound energy and natural warmth, while guaranteeing the very best standards of hospitality and service. From the moment you arrive, we promise to envelop you in our time-honored tradition of gracious Russian luxury. As our guest, you will experience the romance of St. Petersburg’s glorious past while enjoying the deluxe modern facilities of Russia’s leading Hotel.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Hotel and to our beautiful City.

Awards

The Grand Hotel Europe was accepted into «The Leading Hotels of the World» in 1994; it was the first Russian hotel to receive this prestigious award. It also received the Egon Ronay Guide Award for the best hotel in Eastern Europe.

The hotel is a member of the «Swiss International Hotels» group and has been chosen as one of «The most famous Hotels in the world», along with a special book which has been written about the legendary history of this home.

Reservations

Since 1995 this pearl of a hotel is being managed by Kempinski Hotels

Restaurants & Bars

Guests of the Grand Hotel Europe may choose from no less than seven superlative bars and restaurants, ranging from the airy charm of afternoon tea in the Mezzanine Cafй to the exceptional grace and distinguished culinary artistry of the Europe Restaurant. For late night drinks, there is no more captivating and convivial surround than the Lobby Bar, while at Sadko’s, the meeting spot, the energy—like the nightly live music—reaches a slightly higher pitch. Rossi’s, an informal spot possessed of a superb wine list, serves delicious Italian dishes all day long, and at Chopsticks those with a longing for Chinese can enjoy authentic Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine. Most recently, the hotel commemorated the grand re-opening of its historic Caviar Bar, an elegant, intimate spot in which to enjoy Russia’s most renowned, exquisite fare.

Europe Restaurant

There is no rival to the Europe Restaurant for the distinction of being St. Petersburg’s most elegant dining choice. Still graciously adorned by its entrancing, Art Deco stained glass ceilings and rear wall, executed by Benoit in 1905, this grand and historic restaurant genuinely evokes an earlier age of Russian magnificence. Each night, parties enjoy the hushed intimacy of its five intricately carved wooden balconies and five recessed dining alcoves, or the splendid glow of the main dining floor.

The gourmet cuisine at the Europe Restaurant is both impeccable and exciting, a leading example of the revitalization of Russia’s sumptuous culinary tradition in recent years. You can experience these dramatic enhancements in quality of Russian cuisine, when you visit this gourman favorite spot in St. Petersburg. The Europe Restaurant serves buffet breakfast and, on Sundays, a delectable champagne brunch. With a seating capacity of 250, the restaurant may also be used for large functions.

Russian and Continental Fine Dining.

Dinner served from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Buffet breakfast served from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., daily. Champagne brunch served from 12 noon to 3 p.m. each Sunday.

The Caviar Bar

The recent re-opening of this turn-of-the-century institution once again allows guests the opportunity to indulge in Russia’s most beautiful array of dishes—our superb selection of caviars, vodkas, champagnes, and all of the traditional accompaniments to such delicacies. A visit to the Caviar Bar, open daily from 5 p.m. until 12 p.m., is the perfect complement to a night out on the town.

Rossi’s

Enjoy delicious Italian specialties in a relaxed but elegant atmosphere indulge in freshly prepared antipasti, home-made noodles and luscious desserts. Where better to meet for a business lunch or dinner here.

Hours: daily, 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Sadko’s

Simply the point to meet in St. Petersburg. Offering cocktails, hot and cold beverages and a large selection of snacks, this bar and restaurant truly presents you with the best view of Nevsky prospect. Nightly live musical entertainment.

Hours: daily, 12 p.m. to 1 a.m.

The Mezzanine Cafй

This relaxed and utterly delightful cafй in the heart of the hotel was once an open court. Now sheltered under a soaring glass canopy, the Mezzanine Cafй offers guests an ideal spot to enjoy fresh breakfast pastries in the morning or traditional afternoon tea and light snacks all day long. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., the Mezzanine Cafй also serves a variety of drinks and hot beverages in addition to delicious homemade cakes.

Chopsticks

For a spicy alternative, try this unique Chinese Restaurant. Enjoy exquisite Szechwan and Cantonese specialities in an envirnment that’s both authentic and intimate. A superb selection of Sushi is also offered.

Hours: daily, 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The Lobby Bar

he Grand Hotel Europe’s Lobby Bar offers a handsome turn-of-the-century classic, beautifully restored and exceptionally welcoming setting. Adjoining the main bar is the cosy Reading Room, a perfect meeting place for friends and colleagues, with an international selection of newspapers for guests. The Lobby Bar is open daily from 11 a.m. until 2 a.m.; it is perhaps the finest place in St. Petersburg to enjoy the evening’s last drink.

Weekly/Seasonal Events

Every Sunday

Champagne Brunch at the Europe Restaurant

12noon-3pm

A large variety of mouth-watering specialties awaits you at our sumptuous Brunch-Buffet. All accompanied by that essential necessity free flowing Russian Champagne as much as you like. USD 45 per person. Reservations are recommended and can be made on Tel: 329-6000/6630 or via our Concierge.

Every Tuesday Russian Soul at the Caviar Bar Evenings Enjoy the elegant, sophisticated atmosphere of the Caviar Bar with a Russian instrumental folk trio and, of course, Champagne, Blinis, and Caviar.

Every Saturday

Dinner Dance at the Europe Restaurant

Themed Autumn Ball

The event of the year in St. Petersburg: This, which is celebrated with a different theme every year, has become an occasion that is rarely missed by those who enjoy tradition and classical festivities. Last years Tschaikovsky Ball was celebrated with an extraordinary five-course dinner and an evening filled with musical festivities including the city’s most talented musicians, dancers and orchestras. This celebration of Tschaikovsky traveled from Russia to Italy, from France to Germany and featured a dinner course from each country. These unforgettable events are traditionally celebrated at the famous Europe Restaurant. Enjoy an evening of elegance surrounded by beautiful turn-of the-century decor and make yourself feel like a Tsar.

Rooms & Amenities

The complete renovation of the Grand Hotel Europe between 1989 and 1991 returned the hotel’s rooms and suites to a level of gracious elegance and luxurious comfort that St. Petersburg had not seen since the era of the Tsars. At that time the Grand Hotel, then known as the Hotel de l’Europe, was one of the premier hotels in the world, and it was with that proud heritage in mind that the renovation was so carefully administered. The result is 301 accommodations of truly exceptional quality, replete with handsome period furnishings, tasteful decor, and a generous sense of space and ease. Guests may choose from among several different classes of rooms and suites. Our entire second floor is a non-smoking.

Room Descriptions

Standard and Superior Classic Rooms

One unique benefit of the hotel’s restoration is that even the Grand Hotel Europe’s standard Classic rooms vary in size and in layout, maintaining the hotel’s historic character and reflecting its fascinating architectural heritage. Each of the Classic rooms comprises an entrance way, a bedroom with seating area, and a bathroom. All have twin, double, or Grand Lit beds, with Swedish duvets and coverlets in clean pastel hues. Moreover, each room is fully equipped with a mini-bar , a hairdryer, a television with satellite reception and a movie channel, a telephone with international direct dial facility and voice mail, a writing desk, and comfortable armchairs in which to relax. For additional comfort, the tiled floor of each bathroom is heated. Plus, you’ll find that all rooms are equipped with safes, air conditioning and fax modem lines. The hotel’s 212 Classic rooms vary in size from 16 to 29 square meters. Of these, 99 are equipped with twin beds, 49 with doubles, and 64 with Grand Lits.

Belle Chambres

The hotel’s Belle Chambres are distinguished for retaining the generous spaces and classical style of the nineteenth century. While these rooms vary in size and in layout, they are on average about twice the size of the standard room. The rooms have parquet floors, spacious seating areas with armchairs and a sofa, and large windows facing onto historic Nevsky Prospekt—all of which contribute to their extraordinarily light and airy ambience. The furnishings of the Belle Chambres are antique and feature period reproduction pieces; the twin or Grand Lit beds are covered with Swedish duvets and coverlets in tasteful pastel shades. The Belle Chambres are, in addition, equipped with all of the amenities enjoyed in the Classic rooms. The hotel’s 19 Belle Chambres range in size from 31 to 45 square meters. Of these, 15 are equipped with twin beds, two with doubles, and two with Grand Lits.

Terrace Rooms

High atop the hotel, on the fifth floor and looking out over St Petersburg’s enchanting skyline, are our Terrace rooms. These rooms are of similar layout, style, and size (20 square meters) to our Classic rooms, with the exception that they are graced as well by balconies. Those facing Arts Square enjoy striking views of the Church of the Spilt Blood, one of St Petersburg’s most beautiful landmarks. All Terrace Rooms are fitted with satellite television, mini-bars, hairdryers, telephones with international direct dial facility, in summer, terrace furniture and of course the amenities of the Classic rooms. The hotel’s 17 Terrace rooms are all equipped with double beds.

Penthouse Suites

These split-level, modern style upstairs are ideal for longer stays and for working visits, as they separate the bedroom from the lounge and working area below. The penthouse suites are furnished in soft shades of rust or blue and decorated with modern Russian paintings. All of the suites have double beds or Grand Lits, a sofa and chairs, and a writing desk. In addition, the suites are equipped with mini-bars, TVs with satellite link and a movie channel, hairdryers and telephones with international direct dial facility and voice mail. Each of the 22 suites measures 55 square meters and features safes, air conditioning and fax modem lines; 20 are furnished with double beds and 2 with Grand Lits.

Presidential and Imperial Suites

The full grandeur of St Petersburg at the turn of the century is preserved in the Lidvall and the Rossi suite. Furnished in the classical style, with antique oil paintings, clocks and decorative ornaments, these suites are suitable for meetings, for entertaining, and simply for relaxing. Both the Lidvall and the Rossi suites have accommodated figures of international stature, including several heads of state as well as many notable artists, business leaders, entertainers, and other celebrities. Each of the suites measures 67 square meters and comprises an entrance hall, a guest bathroom, an anteroom, and a master bedroom with an en suite bathroom.

Junior & Executive Suites

The junior and executive suites of the Grand Hotel Europe vary considerably in size and layout, but all share the historic features that were carefully restored during the hotel’s renovation. Antique furniture is used throughout, and the colour and style of the decor reflects in all of its aspects the elegance and dignity of turn-of-the-century Tsarist Russia. All of the suites comprise an entrance hall, a lounge, a bedroom and a bath; our larger suites have in addition a guest washroom. All of the suites are of course equipped with satellite television and a movie channel, international direct dial telephones and voice mail, mini-bars, hairdryers, safes, air conditioning and fax modem lines. The hotel’s 24 Junior suites range in size from 37 to 45 square meters; 3 are furnished with twin beds, and the remaining 21 are furnished with double beds. The 5 Executive suites, all of which are furnished with a double bed, range in size from 50 to 60 square meters.

Amenities and Special Services

The Grand Hotel Europe distinguishes itself through scrupulous attention to detail and personalised service. What many hotels consider exceptional, we consider standard. Among the amenities available to all of our guests are the following items and services:

· Fitness Center with sponge pool and sauna

· Massage Therapists

· Hair dresser

· 24-hour valet parking

· Theatre Desk

· Terry robes

· Secretarial services

· Shoe Shine

· Non-smoking floor

· Shopping Gallery

· Pastry and Flower Shop

· Famous Ananov Fabergй Egg Shop

· Front Desk with multi-lingual concierge

· Packing / unpacking service upon request

· Hand-laundry and dry cleaning service

· Safes for valuables in every room

· Twice-daily maid service

Business Services & Facilities

The Hotel’s Business and Convention centre provides exceptionally strong support for our guests. The Grand Hotel Europe can provide you with secretarial assistance, with interpreters and translators, and with a private Meeting room or temporary office. International communications, including fax, e-mail and Internet, postal and courier services are all available through the Hotel as well. Our concierge will be happy to confirm your transportation, to make onward travel arrangements, to reconfirm airline tickets, to offer advice on restaurants and to arrange all tours and excursions in and outside St.Petersburg. Our private function rooms are ideal for important meetings and conferences, discreet negotiations, presentations, seminars, and training sessions. The Hotel will be happy to assist you with all arrangements, including the supply of audio-visual aids and simultaneous translation equipment.

Banquet Planning & Facilities

Over the course of its long history, the Grand Hotel Europe has been the venue for innumerable spectacular occasions. Today our Banqueting team upholds this fine tradition, providing the careful organization, the considered advice, and the attention to detail essential to a successful event. Our many different function rooms, each with its own special character, provide the perfect setting for any gathering. Whether you are planning a small private dinner, an elaborate banquet and dance, or simply an intimate cocktail gathering, the Grand Hotel will ensure that the occasion is a resounding success. If you wish, we can also arrange special functions at venues outside of the Hotel, including a number of imperial palaces and some of St.Petersburg’s most beautiful private theatres.

Special Packages

If your dream is to go ice-fishing on the Finnish Gulf, dine on the battleship Aurora, dance with gypsies or enjoy a private ballet performance from the favored seat of Catherine the Great, the Grand Hotel Europe can make the dream a reality.

Our dedicated and experienced Group Coordination Team is ready to help you organise colourful and exciting Incentive Programmes and Special Events, taking advantage of the rich cultural and historical wealth of St. Petersburg and its surroundings to provide enthralling experiences in magnificent settings. Kempinski’s guests at the Grand Hotel Europe can be waited on by the courtiers of the Czar, be entertained by Cossacks and traditional Balalaika bands, or even dine with Lenin and his comrades in an imaginative journey to the days of the Revolution. Private theatres, including the Hermitage Theatre, can be hired for exclusive ballet performances

During the famous «White Nights» in summer the sun hardly ever sets.Numerous palaces offer ideal settings for elegant summer garden parties, accompanied by champagne, cocktails, live music, barbecues, buffets, and delicious desserts. In the summer, tranquil boat trips on the Neva and its myriad canals are also very popular, as are picnic excursions to Lake Ladoga, quiet barbecue evenings by wooded lakes, and even lively beach parties along the Gulf of Finland.

In the winter St. Petersburg truly comes into its own, as its fairytale palaces glimmer and gleam with fresh snow and the iridescent beauty creates endless, romantic evenings. Winter incentive programmes can start with a visit to the country cottage of the Empress Alexandra, where you will enjoy a champagne concert in one of the cottage’s elegant, evocative salons. As evening approaches enjoy a troika ride through the crisp winter air, anticipating vodka, blinis, and caviar ahead.

For the more intrepid, we can arrange an unforgettable ice fishing expedition on the Gulf of Finland.. An evening can be spent in a quiet country Datcha nestled deep in the forest, warmed by a wood stove and by traditional Russian food as you are entertained with folk songs and dances.

2.3 The Astoria Hotel

The Astoria Hotel makes an ideal starting point from which to discover Saint-Petersburg, Russian history and culture. It was in December 1912, that the doors of the Hotel Astoria (architect Fedor Lidval) were first opened to the public. The luxurious interiors in the Northern Modern style have always impressed the wealthiest and most respected of Russian high society.

Astoria Hotel has welcomed many well-known guests: American businessman Armand Hammer, English wrirer Herbert Wells, Russian writers Maksim Gorky and Mikhail Bulgakov, poet Sergey Esenin, singers Fedor Shaliapyn and Leonid Sobinov, composer and singer Aleksander Vertinsky, ballerinas Aisedora Dunkan and Anna Pavlova. Since the end of reconstruction work carried out between 1987-1991, the Astoria Hotel has been honoured to welcome the Ex-Prime Minister of Great Britain Margaret Thaicher, the U.S. Secretary of State, James Baker, members of the Royal Romanov and Faberge families, the conductor and composer Mstislav Rostropovich, film producer Nikita Mikhalkov, sculptor Mikhail Shemiakyn, opera singers Galina Vishnevskaya and Elena Obrastsova, singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky and many others

The Astoria Hotel enjoys superb location in the very heart of the city, situated on Saint Isaac’s Square opposite the impressive Saint Isaacs Cathedral, the Mariinsky Palace and the equestrian statue of Nicholas I. The proximity of the Senate and Synod, the Admiralty, the offices of major companies and banks underline the importance of the Hotel’s location in the city.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES:

For a traditional continental cuisine try our «Astoria» or «Angleterre» restaurants, perfect for those in search of civilized, elegant dining. You’ll feel at ease on the dark leather chairs of the «Rotonda» bar, decorated in the style of an English pub.

you can enjoy traditional Russian cuisine in the light and airy «Winter Garden» restaurant, possibly one of the most beautiful in Europe. Even during winter months, white marble nymphs hide behind the bright greenery of the hall and sunrays filter through the milk glass ceiling. Our banqueting hall is ideal for celebrating an important event or festivity.

you are welcome to savour a slice of Russian pie and try a delicious doughnut at the «Russian Tchainaya» cafeteria. Excellent cuisine and accommodation, modern conference facilities — your meeting and stay in the «Astoria» hotel will be a complete success and a memorable experience.

No room or lounge here is identical, diversity and originality prevails in every detail. And what a captivating view of Saint Isaac’s Square can be seen from the Hotel rooms!

From 1987 to 1991 the Astoria underwent major refurbishment, staying faithful to the original style of the building. Each of the 232 rooms including apartments, suites, deluxe and standard rooms combines latter-day charm and comfort. The rooms are elegantly furnished, in keeping with the image of the Hotel and are suitable both for relaxation and business. Each room is well equipped with modern facilities, including satellite and cable TV, in house television system, air conditioning, International Direct dial phone, mini bar, mini safe. The deluxe apartments have got kitchens and saunas.

232 exquisite air conditioned rooms, including 131 Standard rooms, 60 Superior rooms, 15 Junior Suits, 11 Senior Suites, 10 Deluxe Suites and Presidential Suites (5 beautiful corner 2 bedroom suites, named after famous composers and musicians).

Address: 49 Nevsky Prospect, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2.4 Radisson SAS Royal Hotel

The five-star Radisson SAS Royal St.Petersburg (4 floors, 166 rooms), built in 2001, is located in the city centre close to the Hermitage, the Russian Museum and other places of interest. Airport Pulkovo — 30 minutes. Moskovsky railway station — 10 minutes.

The Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, St.Petersburg features 164 guestrooms with one queen sized double or two twin beds and can accommodate up to three guests. Other room amenities include:

Classical decor

Smoking and non-smoking rooms

Accessible rooms for disabled guests

Air conditioning

En suite bathrooms

Hair drier

Trouser press

colour TV with cable channels

Direct dial telephones

Modem hook up

Personal safe

Mini bar

24-hour room Service

OOD AND BEVERAGES

Barbazan — this 72-seat restaurant has an eclectic menu to cater for all palates, offering traditional Russian dishes along side favorites from the Mediterranean.

Cannelle — this Bar and Cafe features theme dishes, cocktails and signature deserts and is the ideal meeting place, not matter the occasion.

ERVICES AND AMENITIES

Concierge services

Front Desk

Currency exchange

Laundry & dry Cleaning service

Babysitting or Child care

Newsstand

Form and fitness centre

Exercise Room

Conference & Business Service centre

Private dining Rooms

Two story atrium

Address: 57 Nevskiy Prospect, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2.5 Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel

An important feature of St.Petersburg’s architectural landscape is the famous Nevsky Prospekt. This main street of Peter the Great’s capital is the home of Corinthia Nevskij Palace Hotel. The facade, reconstructed in the original, historical style, harmoniously blends into the cityscape

LOCATION

Located in the heart of historical, business and shopping areas of St.Petersburg, within walking distance for the Hermitage Russian Museum, Philharmonic Music Hall, Ballet & Opera Theatres and Cathedrals.

Luxury, comfort and perfect service characterize the Hotel. 282 rooms, 28 Suits, 110 Non-Smoking Rooms, 15 Smart Rooms with fax, copier and printer, 45 Towers Rooms & Private Lounge with Butler service and complimentary breakfast; Concierge.

Standard double

Standard single

Superior double

Superior single

Junior suite

Deluxe suite

Room facilities

Direct dial satellite telephone and voicemail

Satellite television with 18 international channels (CNN, BBC World, BBC Prime, Eurosport, Euronews, TV-5 (France), RTL, RAI UNO, VIVA ect.)

Central air conditioning

Heating

Sprinkler and smoke detector system

Safe

Mini bar

Computer connection

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Four restaurants and bars (Russian, International and Mediterranean Cuisine) each in its own distinct setting, satisfy all tastes perched on the Hotel’s eighth floor rooftop. The Landskrona is the top dining place in the city. Its acclaimed menu features regional Italian specialties. The Imperial Restaurant is known for its Sunday Jazz Brunches with live music and free-flowing champagne. The Admiralty serves a generous menu, complete with folk song and dance performances. For a perfect end to a great day in the city, guests can visit the cozy Beerstube and sample lager from around the world or sip cognac at the intimate Lobby Bar

SERVICES AND AMENITIES

The Hotel’s proximity to the city’s business district also creates a strong appeal among business travelers. With the support of on expertly trained staff, Nevskij Palace Hotel can accommodate up to 200 people in six meeting and banquet rooms. Translators and interpreter are also of your assistance. The Nevskij Palace has amenities travelers expect of a five-star hotel: a shopping arcade and Health club with Jacuzzi and fitness equipment, sauna, and Massage service, Hairdresser and Beauty salon, shopping arcade with fashion boutiques, limousine service and underground garage.

Mail service

Court service

Secretarial services

Telex

Fax

Photocopies

Translators

· Audio Visual and LCD Equipment; Conference Packages;

· Separate registration and coffee break area;

· Business Center

· 4 Restaurants, Cafe Vienna, Lobby Bar

282 Rooms including 30 Suites, 15 Smart Rooms with fax, copier and printer, 45 Towers Rooms & Private Lounge with Butler service and complimentary breakfast; Concierge;

Address: 39 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2.6 AngleterreHotel

In the prestigious world of conference and banqueting, the Angleterre Hotel is able to cater for all your needs. From conferences and seminars to social events and family celebrations it offer facilities to suit all occasions. With up-to-date technical and audiovisual equipment, air conditioned Conference rooms are designed for all types of meetings. Extra services such as translators can easily be arranged and here is possible to organize a programme of relaxing entertainments to help conference delegates unwind at the end of the day.

On the social side, the Hotel will be happy to help with all aspects of your arrangements, from table settings and the choice of menu to the type of entertainment. The professional experience of all staff combined with a package tailored to your needs is the basis of a successful event for all concerned. The Angleterre Hotel is a member of SRS World Hotels.

LOCATION

The space needed to describe all the beauty of this city would fill unaccountable pages. The world famous «Hermitage», «St.Issac’s Cathedral»- the second largest basilica in the world and «Peter’s and Paul’s Fortress» are only three of the many architectural beauties to be seen and admired. In the summer — especially during the White Nights — you can enjoy the wonderful parks and gardens in the city with their statues and fountains. St.Petersburg is also home of the world-famous ballet-school. Their theatre performances will satisfy the highest of expectations.

Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, St Petersburg is an architecturally beautiful city housing the famous Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace and Summer Gardens. The River Neva flows through the city, criss-crossed by elegant bridges, providing a link to Moscow and giving the city its nickname of «Venice of the North». Visitors can enjoy summer boat trips on the river, visit Peter’s and Paul’s Fortress (resting place of the last Tsar Nicholas II), as well as enjoying the local culture, such as the Kirov ballet. An ideal destination for business or leisure, Pulkovo airport is only 11 miles from the city centre.

The four-star Hotel Angleterre was reconstructed in 1986 and is ideally located in the centre of St.Petersburg overlooking the landmark St.Isaac’s cathedral and within easy walking distance of the world famous Hermitage Museum. An ideal destination for business or leisure, 30 minutes from the Pulkovo airport by taxi

Each of the 193 modern rooms (Standard — 71, Superior — 17, Junior Suite — 5) has latest facilities that you would expect to make your visit more enjoyable. These include individually controlled air conditioning, satellite and cable TV (including hotel information) with wide range of channels including CNN, mini bar, Direct dial telephone, safe. Many rooms have views over St.Isaac’s Square.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Davidov — Russian restaurant with vodka and caviar bar; Rotunda lobby bar; lobby lounge for breakfast and afternoon tea.

SERVICES AND AMENITIES

Guests staying at the Hotel Angleterre also have use of the facilities at the adjacent a five-star Hotel Astoria.

24-hour room service

Concierge

Fitness centre

Borsalino bar & Restaurant

Casino and night club

Health club and pool

Gift shop

Bureau de Change

Beauty salon

All major credit cards accepted

MEETING AND EVENT FACILITIES

Specially for your business Angleterre Hotel have big Conference hall, Meeting room, Banquet hall and Business centre.

Theatre-style Conference hall for 205, designed in the traditional amphitheatre style, is equipped with up-to-date audio-visual facilities: slide projectors and overhead projectors, 4 languages simultaneous interpretation system, tape recorders and laser recorder, large video screen, micro-phones and loudspeakers, flip-charts, TV and video.

5 light cozy and multi-functional Meeting room, designed to hold private banquets and small meetings for up to 25 people. An air conditioning, a large window, mirror walls, glass ceiling and elegant furniture create intimate yet fashionable atmosphere. Coffee breaks and cocktails to be served on demand.

Banquet hall is the perfect place to celebrate an important event, wedding or festivity. A fine rare opportunity of spending an evening in the marvelous hall with unique interior: magnificent mirrors, graceful decorative columns, authentic crystal chandeliers, reminiscent of the former epoch splendor.

Business centre is equipped with all the modern facilities.

Business service

Secretarial service

Computer

Typewriter

Fax

Telex

Photocopies

Quick message delivery

Specially for You business D`Angleterre hotel have big conference hall, meeting room,banquet oll and Business justify.

Multi-functional meeting room, designed to hold private banquets and small meetings for up to 20 people. Mirror walls, glass ceiling and elegant furniture create intimate yet fashionable atmosphere

Convertible meeting rooms with an air-conditioning and a large window. Equipped with all the modern facilities.

Light cozy meeting room. Coffee breaks and cocktails to be served on demand.

Our business justify offers secretarial services, typewriter, fax, telex, photocopier, computer, quick message delivery.

Address: 4 Artilleryskaya Street, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2.7 Arbat-Nord Hotel

A four-star Arbat-Nord Hotel was opened in summer 2003. It is located in the city centre close to Business centre «Russ» and not far from Chernyshevskaya Metro station. The main avenue — the Nevsky Prospekt is just a few minutes away. Numerous museums, theaters, shopping centres and restaurants are within the walking distance from the Hotel

The Hotel has 33 rooms equipped to the most exacting European standards and fully air conditioned. All rooms are finished in fire-resistant materials and equipped with the theft and fire alarm system.

All rooms have

Air conditioner

Bathroom with the bath and shower

Hair drier

Satellite TV

Telephone

Access to Internet

Electronic lock

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

The Hotel restaurant will serve European cuisine and offer a good variety of wines. Live music in the evenings.

SERVICES AND AMENITIES

Banquets arrangements, special catering for tourists group. Convenient car parking place for guests.

Address: 26 Shaumyana Street, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2.8 The Deson-Ladoga Hotel

The Deson-Ladoga Hotel provides modest, but comfortable standard accommodation and is an excellent choice for both tourists and those visiting Russia on business. Behind the plain facade of the Deson-Ladoga you will find a surprisingly good, offering recently improved facilities, polite and well-trained English-speaking staff. The building of the Hotel was erected in 1964 in picturesque quiet micro-district of Small Ohta. By it’s 30th anniversary the Hotel was totally rebuilt and meets all modern demands of the customers.

LOCATION

This Hotel stands just across the Neva River from the historic centre of St.Petersburg and is conveniently located only 30 minutes from the airport and just 5 minutes from the nearest Metro station Novocherkasskaya, which provides swift and easy access to the city’s major tourist attractions. Nearby from the Hotel (5 minutes by bus) one can find Alexandro-Nevskaya Lavra with historical cemeteries, Smolny Cathedral where the spiritual and classic music is played.

It can be easily accessed to the city centre by Metro or any other public transport.

The Deson-Ladoga boasts 96 spacious rooms and suites (44 singles, 48 doubles, 4 Deluxe). Spacious comfortable rooms tastefully decorated in pleasant subtle pastel colours, feature modern amenities, large beds and modern well-equipped bathrooms. There is plenty of light in the rooms due to two large windows. The Deson-Ladoga Hotel is characterized by perfect service.

In each room there are:

Direct dial satelite phone

Satelite TV

Private bathrooms

Personal safety boxes

Some rooms are for non-smokers

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Elegant Deson-Ladoga Restaurant with arch windows and semi-circular booths is situated just off the Hotel’s lobby and offers an interesting and varied menu of European and Chinese cuisine. A touch of romance creates intimate atmosphere. The restaurant can accommodate up to 150 people and has two additional Banqueting rooms catering for up to 18 people each. The daily Buffet Breakfast is served in the main Hotel restaurant. After 12 pm hotel guests can chose from the restaurant’s a-la-Carte service. Dinner is accompanied by light music or the occasional live performance by one of the Hotel’s ensembles, which can be booked in advance for groups and private functions. All major credit cards are accepted. The Night Club Bar has a maximum capacity of 50 people and serves a wide selection of drinks and light snacks, accompanied by relaxing music.

SERVICES AND AMENITIES

24-hour Reception desk

Room service is available till 7 pm

Service bureau

Currency exchange is located in the lobby

Souvenir shop offers a good selection of traditional Russian arts and crafts

Hairdresser’s salon and Beauty parlour

Laundry and dry cleaning service

Secure car parking

Delivery service

Sauna and massage service

Swimming pool

International newsagent’s kiosk

MEETING AND EVENT FACILITIES

The Deson-Ladoga’s Business centre offers:

Fax communications

Telephone communications

Photocopying

Secretarial services

Internet and email access

Computer rentals

The Hotel also boasts a well-equipped Meeting room, located on the second floor and capable of accommodating up to 20 people. The room is equipped with slide projector, projection screen, blackboard, video and TV.

Address: 5/2 Pirogovskaya Embankment, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2.9Saint-Petersburg Hotel

The Saint-Petersburg Hotel is often selected for holding major international conferences, symposia, training sessions, conventions, receptions, exhibitions and banquets, but is equally ideal place for tourist groups and individual travelers. The Hotel St.Petersburg boasts two large restaurants and three lively bars. A wide range of additional services is available tourists and business travelers alike. In the Hotel you will find qualified and attentive personnel, good service and pleasant environment, 24-hour-a-day Security service.

LOCATION

The Hotel St.Petersburg is a large and comfortable hotel offering a stunning view of the Neva River, the main waterway of Saint-Petersburg, the Liteyny Bridge and just opposite the mighty infamous battleship Cruiser Aurora. The Hotel’s location allows you to walk to some attractions on the right bank of the Neva River: Cabin of Peter the Great, Peter and Paul’s Fortress or Cruiser Aurora.

If you arrive by train from Finland, it is the nearest Hotel to the Finland Railway Station. And if you don’t have your own transport, a tram will take you to the nearest Metro station Ploschad Lenina (2 tram stops away) or even directly into the city centre. The Hotel is 35 minutes from the airport Pulkovo. The Saint-Petersburg Hotel was built in 1970 and reconstructed in 2000.

The Hotel is conveniently close to many others landmarks of 18th-19th centuries Imperial Russia: The State Hermitage Museum, St.Isaac’s Cathedral, the Summer Gardens, the Field of Mars, the Summer Palace of Peter The Great and many other attractions every visitor will want to explore.

The Saint-Petersburg Hotel has 410 rooms, which can accommodate up to 720 people. The Hotel offers mainly double room accommodation with 100 single rooms and 10 suites on the front of the Hotel feature a breathtaking view of the Neva River.

Guests of the Hotel may use refrigerators located on the Hotel’s floors and safes placed at the Reception desk.

The Hotel offers a possibility to put an extra bed to the room.

While room quality does vary, the Hotel’s public areas are large and impressive on the whole.

Standard rooms of the Hotel Saint Petersburg have a laconic decoration, at the same time, disposing of everything necessary to create comfort. All standard rooms have satellite TVs and telephones. Each room of this class consists of a comfortably furnished living room, measuring 15 square meters in single and 19 square meters in double room, and a bathroom, equipped with toilet bowl, wash basin and bath. There is a bed (two beds in a standard twin room), an armchair, and a table with a socket to connect computer or modem, located close by. Windows of these rooms look to the Neva or to the inner yard. Standard Rooms are clean, plain and basic, but with older furniture.

Superior rooms of the Hotel Saint Petersburg in 2000 were refurbished to the European standards and equipped with new furniture, combining modern design with elements of classical style. All of the rooms have satellite TV with satellite and local channels including CNN and Euro Sport, telephones with Direct dial-up and possibility to connect computer and modem. Rooms of this category consist of a living room of 15 square meters in single and 19 square meters in double rooms, and a bathroom, equipped with toilet bowl, wash basin and bath. There is a comfortable bed (or two separate beds in twin rooms), a working corner with table and a comfortable armchair. Elegant curtains and floor lamps, night-lights and coffee tables communicate charm to these rooms. Big windows of the Hotel look to the Neva or to the Hotel’s inner yard.

Suite rooms of the Hotel Saint Petersburg were refurbished to the European standards in 2000 and equipped with modern furniture with elements of classical style. Suites consist of a spacious bedroom with a king-size bed, a sitting room, a bathroom and an anteroom. Suite measures 30 square meters. Modern elegant furniture with elements of classical style, watercolours with architectural motives on the walls and a wonderful view to the Neva make suite rooms especially attractive. Substantial furniture weds modern comfort: satellite TV, telephones with Direct dial-up with availability to connect computer or modem, refrigerator and spacious wardrobes. Roomy bathrooms are equipped with extra class sanitary wear — toilet bowl, washbasin and bath of modern design. There are personal refrigerators at every room. Major part of windows boasts a wonderful look to the Neva.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Winter Garden restaurant is a good food and magnificent hall. Whatever is the weather like, you will always feel comfortable in the atmosphere of green leaves of the «Winter garden», and sight from the window to the Neva embankment will only accompany the pleasant impression. Breakfast at the restaurant will mark a good day’s beginning. You may taste dishes from the cold table or book continental breakfast at the restaurant.

Zerkalniy (Mirror) restaurant (on the upper lobby level) is near the Concert Hall. Glow of mirrors will give chic to your lunch or dinner at the restaurant. Menu offers Russian and European cuisine dishes: a wide range of salads and cold starters, soups, black and red caviar, traditional «Kiev cutlets», «Diplomat» pork, desserts, cocktails and fruit.

Tuborg (on the upper lobby level) bar offers wide selection of wines from the exporters from Spain, France, Moldova, Chile. Nice atmosphere for a chat at a cup of tea or coffee.

Carlsberg bar (on the lobby level) is especially for those, who arrives at the Hotel early in the morning or is going to leave late at night. Here you can also have a snack — sandwiches for light breakfast, starters, salads, tea and coffee for lunch or dinner. And, of course, you may taste a mug of the famous «Carlsberg» or one of the best Russian beers. Wine card will neither disappoint you.

Neva Bar is open 7:30 am to 1 am

SERVICES AND AMENITIES

Service bureau

Laundry & Drycleaner’s

Beauty parlour & Barber’s

Dentist & Doctor

Shoe & Clothes repairs

Sauna

Post office

24-hour Reception desk

Currency exchange

Concert Hall

Photo shop/Newsstand

Souvenir shop and stalls

Pharmacy kiosk

Book kiosk

Florist

Taxi desk offers taxis and cars with dRivers for hire

MEETING AND EVENT FACILITIES

BCL International Communications Centre (at the lobby level) permits carry out in the Hotel conferences, seminars, high-level symposia. In 2000-2003 important international medicine conferences, ballet and artistic festivals and competitions were carried out at the Hotel.

The Saint-Petersburg Hotel has:

Large Congress Hall (796 seats)

White Conference room (100 seats)

Blue Conference room (50 seats)

Glass Conference room (100 seats)

Exhibition facilities

Halls are equipped with all the necessary modern techniques, including:

Amplifiers

Radio microphones

Simultaneous interpretation

LCD-project

Video recorder

Slide project

Conditioners

The St.Petersburg Hotel guests will appreciate Business centre with:

Printing service

Fax

Telex

Photocopier

International telephone

Exchange

Computers connected to the Internet

Address: 2 Alexander Nevsky Square, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2.10 Hotel Moscow

This large Hotel Moscow (Moskva) is frequented by package tour groups, but it is equally well prepared to accommodate individual travelers. Built in 1977 (and reconstructed 2003), the Hotel Moscow provides comfortable apartments and rooms that can accommodate 1428 guests simultaneously. The Hotel also features a small Business centre, good conference facilities and a wide range of additional services. Restaurants and buffets provide some dining options while more good eateries are located in the vicinity of Moscow Hotel

LOCATION

Of all 3-star hotels in St.Petersburg the Hotel is perhaps the most conveniently located in the very end of the Nevsky Prospekt, the main avenue of the city. Hotel Moscow is located near the Nevsky Prospect and the Neva embankment. In front of the Hotel stands the city’s beautiful Alexander Nevsky Laura, the oldest architectural ensemble of the 18th century. You can walk to some of the city’s attractions and conveniently commute to others and the Hotel is very well served by public transport. The Hotel building also houses a Metro station Ploschad Alexandra Nevskovo and several buses and trolleybuses will take you directly into the city centre and all the major sights. Pulkovo airport is in 15 km.

During the white nights, you can enjoy an incredible view of the city and the River from your room: one side of our arc-shaped building faces the Neva River while the other overlooks the Nevsky Prospect. Spacious halls on each of the five dwelling stories look attractive thanks to plenty of greenery and flowers that you can also find in the big winter garden. The unique view of the city will always be with you. The Hotel is equipped with security TV.

ACCOMMODATION

There are 125 singles, 560 doubles, 40 two-room suites, and 10 three-room suites. All rooms are clean and reasonably comfortable and cozy, some of them are with a nice view on the Neva River and Alexander Nevsky Monastery. All the rooms are equipped with electronic code locking systems of the German company «Messerschmitt» operated by the computer.

All rooms provide with

Private bathroom

Phones

TV with satellite and local channels

Refrigerator

Mini bar

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

The Hotel offers a good range of in-house dining options and there are many more cafes, restaurants and bars located in the surrounding area.

There are 2 restaurants, which serve Russian and European dishes, 2 Banquet halls and 6 bars in the Hotel. If you seek solitude for a calm talk the bars located on every story of the Hotel are the suitable place for you.

The Monplaisir Restaurant is located on the second floor of the Hotel (beyond the Breakfast Room) and features a varied selection of Russian and European cuisine. That is the fine place to meet your friends and business partners. Dinner is accompanied by live music every evening. All major credit cards are accepted.

The Salt and Pepper Restaurant is perhaps the coziest and most ambient dining venue at the Moscow Hotel. Run by Finnish management, the restaurant can accommodate up to 80 people and has entrances from both the Hotel’s second floor foyer and from the street. The menu offers a wide selection of European dishes and drinks and the restaurant features comfortable wooden furniture and occasional live music performances. All major credit cards are accepted.

The Moscow Hotel’s Lobby Bar is the ideal place to have a quick drink or cup of coffee while you wait for your friends or business partners. A good range of local and imported beers, wines and spirits are available, as is a very good cup of coffee.

If you are looking for a venue for a banquet or private function, we can recommend the Hotel’s Petrovsky (Peter the Great’s) Banquet hall, which is ornately decorated with replica 18th century paintings.

The Night Bar is on the basement level. Buffets are located on floors 3, 5 and 7.

SERVICES AND AMENITIES

Service bureau offers tickets to just about anywhere

Beauty parlour and Barber shop (Hairdresser’s)

Taxi service

Medical services, dentist

International credit cards are accepted (VISA, AMEX, Master etc.)

Currency exchange offices

Post office

Laundry

Dry cleaning

Car rent

Parking lot for vehicles

Mini market

Panda Casino

Billiard Hall, open 24 hours

Fitness centre Tunturi with computer training equipment, small pool, sauna, Turkish bathhouse, massage, solarium

Souvenir stalls

Pharmacy kiosk

Newsstand and book kiosk

Safety deposit boxes available at reception

24-hour Reception desk

Free porter service

24-hour room service

Grocer

MEETING AND EVENT FACILITIES

Due to its excellent downtown location the Moscow Hotel is an attractive venue for international seminars, conferences and meetings. The Hotel’s Conference halls vary in size and character to suit all requirements.

The impressive Grand Conference hall is located on the Hotel’s second floor and is also known (unofficially) as the Glazunov Hall, due to the paintings that adorn its walls by the famous Russian artist Ilya Glazunov. The hall is air conditioned and equipped with an overhead projector, large projection screen, TV and audio and video equipment that can be used for an extra charge.

The hall’s seating capacity varies according to the seating arrangement:

Rows — 250 people

«Round table» / hollow square — 60 people

Reception — 300 people

The Hotel also boasts numerous smaller rooms, ideal for seminars or Refreshment breaks. These rooms are located on the second floor, next to the Hotel’s restaurant. Rooms 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 are separated by foldable screens and can be combined to create larger rooms.

The seating capacity of Rooms 1 and 4 vaconferenceries according to the seating arrangement:

Rows — 60 people

«Round table» / «long table» — 30 people

Reception — 60 people

Rooms 1 & 2 and Rooms 3 & 4 can be combined to create larger rooms, whose seating capacity varies according to the furniture arrangements below:

Rows — 90 people

«Round table» / «long table» — 50 people

Reception — 100 people

Business centre makes the Hotel a most attractive place for business meetings, negotiations, seminars and banquets. It is located on the upper lobby level (entrance from the main lobby, to the left from the Reception desk). Business centre provides an array of corporate services:

Photocopying

International telecommunications

Internet access and e-mail

Computer rentals

Address: 3 Rizhskaja Street, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

2.11 Nautilus Inn.

In 2003 in Saint Petersburg was opened a new three-star hotel the Nautilus Inn. The interior of the hotel is in perfect match with its name, accomplished in so-called marine style. The staff speaks Russian, English, and German.

LOCATION

The Hotel is situated on the Right bank of the Neva, on a very quiet Rizhskaya Street. The park named in honour of Valentina Tereshkova and the Neva embankment is located close by. It takes 20 minutes to get to the Moskovsky Railway station and 10 minutes to the Ladozhsky Railway Station. Nautilus Hotel is just 5 minutes away from the Metro station Novocherkasskaya. Pulkovo airport is in 17 km.

The Hotel offers to its visitors 35 rooms of different types (from standard to suite rooms) and a high quality service. Modern and comfortable hotel rooms accomplished in a quiet palette, TV halls of the hotel, comfortable sofas and natural flowers will make your stay comfortable and cosy. Unfortunately, there is no air conditioning system. Upon request, an extra bed may be placed in the room.

Standard room consists of a living room, an anteroom and a bathroom, equipped with a shower stall, a washbasin and a toilet bowl. Aggregate room space is 14 m2. There are two single beds or one large double bed, two night tables, a console-mirror, a pouf and a wardrobe. All rooms have a 18-channel television and an international telephone.

All Superior rooms are bigger a?» 35 m2. They either have one king size bed or two single beds. Tastefully furnished rooms with a sofa, a console- mirror, a coffee table with poufs and a fridge make this room cosy and comfortable.

Suite consists of an anteroom, a bedroom and a small living room furnished with sofas and armchairs. A large king size bed, a coffee table, a chest of drawers with a mirror and a sofa create atmosphere of comfort and cosiness. Each room of this type has a TV-set, a hi-fi, a telephone, a fridge. There is a bathroom in every room. Suites are very popular with tourists traveling with kids, because an extra cot may be put in suite rooms upon request. There is a wardrobe in the anteroom of each suite.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

There is a spacious restaurant offering delicious dishes of Russian and European Cuisine.

SERVICES AND AMENITIES

Restaurant

Fitness justify

Beauty saloon

Massage

Solarium

2 saunas

Billard

Security service 24 hours a day

Safe

CONCLUSION

Petersburg is a young city, but there are no other town in Europe which was build by so many architects and sculptors from Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland , England, Sweden, Poland and of course Russia. Under grandly conceived plan of Peter the first the town has appeared on banks of the Neva river. The river with many arms and channels make the special character of the town. Not without reason people call this town «Northern Venice». Everyone can find in Petersburg what they need. Art -lovers could never visit all museums and exhibitions. Connoisseur of architecture can not walk round all architectural masterpieces and monuments. The concerts of world famous orchestras , pianists, violinists and vocalists wait for the music-lovers. Many music, theater, ballet, films, beer festivals and City day festival take place in Petersburg for the frequenters of the International Festivals. The clubs and casinos are waiting for the keenness-lovers. There are hundreds of restaurants, bars and cafe in the City for the gourmands. But let’s go by order.

LITERATURE

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2.MikhailovN.N. English: hotel, restaurant and tourist businesess.-M.2007.

3.Mitina I.E. Business English Travelling.- St.Petersburg. 2001.

4.Rob Revell.Five star English for the hotel and tourist industry.-Oxford University Press.2001.

5.St.Petersburg.-Troika Publishers.-M.1994.

6.Internet:w.w.w st.petersburg.ru.

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The man we know as Santa Claus has a history all to his own. Today, he is thought of mainly as the jolly man in red, but his story A_______________________ the 3rd century to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 AD in modern-day Turkey. Much admired for his kindness, St. Nicholas B_______________________. It is said that he gave away all of his inherited wealth and traveled the countryside helping the poor and sick. Over the course of many years, Nicholas’s popularity spread and he became known as the protector of children and sailors. His feast day C_______________________ his death, December 6. This was traditionally considered a lucky day to make large purchases or to get married. By the Renaissance, St. Nicholas was the most popular saint in Europe.

St. Nicholas first D_______________________ at the end of the 18th century. The name Santa Claus evolved from a Dutch shortened form of Sint Nikolaas. As his popularity grew, Sinter Klaas was described as everything from a jocker with a blue three-cornered hat, red waistcoat, and yellow stockings to a man wearing a broad-brimmed hat and a huge pair of Flemish trousers.

In the 19^th centuries big stores E_______________________ using images of the newly-popular Santa Claus. In 1841, thousands of children visited a Philadelphia shop to see a life-size Santa Claus model. It F_______________________ before stores began to attract children, and their parents, with the lure of a peek at the “real-life” Santa Claus with his famous white beard and red gown.

1.  began to advertise Christmas shopping

2.  became the subject of many legends

3.  began dressing up unemployed men in

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Located in the northeast corner of Trafalgar Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields remains an active church and music venue, as well as a world class architectural landmark. Given its relatively understated presence amid Trafalgar Square’s more attention-hogging attractions, this beautiful Georgian church might easily go unnoticed, but it deserves a closer look.

St Martin-in-the-Fields history

Before going any further we should probably address the ill-fitting name. These days, the church most certainly isn’t ‘in the fields’, indeed, surveying the inner-city hubbub of Trafalgar Square today, it’s hard to imagine a place that’s further from the fields.

In fact, the church’s strikingly incongruous name offers an indication of its age. In the early medieval period, when a church was first built on the site, the area now known as Trafalgar Square was nothing but farmland. It was quite literally ‘in-the-fields’.

The first records of St Martin-in-the-Fields date back to a land dispute between the Bishop of London and the Abbot of Westminster in 1222. It owes its name to Martin of Tours, a Christian saint most famous for cutting his cloak in half to share it with a beggar.

Henry VIII rebuilt the medieval church and extended its parish in 1542, largely motivated by a desire to prevent plague victims from passing through the Palace of Whitehall, his main residence.

St Martin-in-the-Fields was further enlarged in 1607, by Prince Henry, son of James I. But, despite surviving the Great Fire of London in 1666, a survey from 1710 indicates that, by then, the building was in a state of decay. Ten years later it was decided that the church should be demolished and rebuilt.

James Gibbs, a talented Scottish architect, best known for the Radcliffe Library in Oxford, was entrusted with the task of reimagining St Martin-in-the-Fields. He came up with a striking neoclassical masterpiece that clearly owed a debt to Christopher Wren’s churches. But Gibbs added a number of innovative architectural touches. Most notably, he decided to position the steeple centrally, behind the pediment.

Unconventional enough to attract criticism at the time, his vision nonetheless proved to be hugely influential. St Martins-in-the-Field provided a new, highly popular template for churches across the world.

St Martin-in-the-Fields today

James Gibbs’ 18th century vision has stood the test of time. More than 300 years after its construction, St Martin-in-the-Fields retains its standing as one of Britain’s most important ecclesiastical buildings. Beyond the enduring appeal of its prominent central London location and elegant neoclassical architecture, St Martin remains an active church and concert venue.

Arguably, the best way to take in the beautiful plasterwork and soaring, understated elegance of St Martin’s interior is to attend a concert there. The church hosts an impressive program of classical music performances, including free lunchtime concerts.

Getting to St Martin-in-the-Fields

St-Martin-in-the-Fields couldn’t be more centrally located. All you have to do is find Trafalgar Square – a task most visitors to London seem to manage. The church can be found to the northeast of Trafalgar square, just across from the National Gallery, which dominates the north side of the square. The nearest tube station, just across the road, is Charing Cross, which is on the Northern and Bakerloo lines.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

St Martin-in-the-Fields
The church in 2014
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Location	Trafalgar Square, Westminster London, WC2
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint Martin
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Architect(s)	James Gibbs
Architectural type	Church
Style	Neoclassical
Years built	1721–1726
Specifications
Number of spires	1
Spire height	192 feet (59 m)
Bells	12 (full circle)
Tenor bell weight	29 long cwt 1 qr 1 lb (3,277 lb or 1,486 kg)
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	London
Archdeaconry	London (previously Charing Cross)
Deanery	Westminster (St Margaret)
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Sam Wells
Laity
Director of music	Andrew Earis[1]
Churchwarden(s)	Chris Braganza Adrian Harris
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Church of St Martin in the Fields
Designated	24 February 1958
Reference no.	1217661[2]

St Martin-in-the-Fields is a Church of England parish church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. It is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. There has been a church on the site since at least the medieval period. It was at that time located in the farmlands and fields beyond the London wall, when it was awarded to Westminster Abbey for oversight.

It became a principal parish church west of the old City in the early modern period as Westminster’s population grew. When its medieval and Jacobean structure was found to be near failure, the present building was constructed in an influential neoclassical design by James Gibbs in 1722–1726. The church is one of the visual anchors adding to the open-urban space around Trafalgar Square.

History[edit]

Roman era[edit]

Excavations at the site in 2006 uncovered a grave from about A.D. 410.^[3] The site is outside the city limits of Roman London (as was the usual Roman practice for burials) but is particularly interesting for being so far outside (1.6 km or 1 statute mile west-south-west of Ludgate), and this is leading to a reappraisal of Westminster’s importance at that time. The burial is thought by some to mark a Christian centre of that time (possibly reusing the site or building of a pagan temple^{[citation needed]}).

Medieval and Tudor[edit]

The earliest extant reference to the church is from 1222, when there was a dispute between the Abbot of Westminster and the Bishop of London as to who had control over it. The Archbishop of Canterbury decided in favour of Westminster, and the monks of Westminster Abbey began to use it.^[4]

Henry VIII rebuilt the church in 1542 to keep plague victims in the area from having to pass through his Palace of Whitehall. At this time it was literally «in the fields», occupying an isolated position between the cities of Westminster and London.

Seventeenth century[edit]

By the beginning of the reign of James I, the local population had increased greatly and the congregation had outgrown the building. In 1606 the king granted an acre (405 m²) of ground to the west of St Martin’s Lane for a new churchyard,^[5] and the building was enlarged eastwards over the old burial ground, increasing the length of the church by about half.^[6] At the same time, the church was, in the phrase of the time, thoroughly «repaired and beautified».^[6] Later in the 17th century, capacity was increased by the addition of galleries. The creation of the new parishes of St Anne, Soho, and St James, Piccadilly, and the opening of a chapel in Oxenden Street also relieved some of the pressure on space.^[5]

As it stood at the beginning of the 18th century, the church was built of brick, rendered over, with stone facings. The roof was tiled, and there was a stone tower, with buttresses. The ceiling was slightly arched,^[6] supported with what Edward Hatton described as «Pillars of the Tuscan and Modern Gothick orders».^[6] The interior was wainscotted in oak to a height of 6 ft (1.8 m), while the galleries, on the north, south and west sides, were of painted deal.^[6] The church was about 84 ft (26 m) long and 62 ft (19 m) wide. The tower was about 90 ft (27 m) high.^[6]

A number of notables were buried in this phase of the church, including Robert Boyle, Nell Gwyn, John Parkinson and Sir John Birkenhead.

Rebuilding[edit]

A survey of 1710 found that the walls and roof were in a state of decay. In 1720, Parliament passed an act for the rebuilding of the church allowing for a sum of up to £22,000, to be raised by a rate on the parishioners. A temporary church was erected partly on the churchyard and partly on ground in Lancaster Court. Advertisements were placed in the newspapers that bodies and monuments of those buried in the church or churchyard could be taken away for reinterment by relatives.^[5]

The rebuilding commissioners selected James Gibbs to design the new church. His first suggestion was for a church with a circular nave and domed ceiling,^[7] but the commissioners considered this scheme too expensive. Gibbs then produced a simpler, rectilinear plan, which they accepted. The foundation stone was laid on 19 March 1722, and the last stone of the spire was placed into position in December 1724. The total cost was £33,661 including the architect’s fees.^[5]

The west front of St Martin’s has a portico with a pediment supported by a giant order of Corinthian columns, six wide. The order is continued around the church by pilasters. In designing the church, Gibbs drew upon the works of Christopher Wren, but departed from Wren’s practice in his integration of the tower into the church. Rather than considering it as an adjunct to the main body of the building, he constructed it within the west wall, so that it rises above the roof, immediately behind the portico,^[7] an arrangement also used at around the same time by John James at St George, Hanover Square (completed in 1724), although James’ steeple is much less ambitious.^[7] The spire of St Martin’s rises 192 ft (59 m) above the level of the church floor.^[5]

The church is rectangular in plan, with the five-bay nave divided from the aisles by arcades of Corinthian columns. There are galleries over both aisles and at the west end. The nave ceiling is a flattened barrel vault, divided into panels by ribs. The panels are decorated in stucco with cherubs, clouds, shells and scroll work, executed by Giuseppe Artari and Giovanni Bagutti.^[5]

Until the creation of Trafalgar Square in the 1820s, Gibbs’s church was crowded by other buildings. J. P. Malcolm, writing in 1807, said that its west front «would have a grand effect if the execrable watch-house and sheds before it were removed» and described the sides of the church as «lost in courts, where houses approach them almost to contact».^[8]

The design was criticised widely at the time, but subsequently became extremely famous, being copied particularly widely in the United States.^[9] Although Gibbs was discreetly Catholic, his four-wall, long rectangular floor plan, with a triangular gable roof and a tall prominent centre-front steeple (and often, columned front-portico), became closely associated with Protestant church architecture world-wide.^[10] In Britain, the design of the 1730s St Andrew’s in the Square church in Glasgow was inspired by it. In India, St Andrew’s Church, Egmore, Madras (now Chennai), is modelled on St Martin-in-the-Fields. In South Africa, the Dutch Reformed Church in Cradock is modelled on St Martin-in-the-Fields.

Various notables were soon buried in the new church, including the émigré sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac (who had settled in this area of London) and the furniture-maker Thomas Chippendale (whose workshop was in the same street as the church, St Martin’s Lane^[11]), along with Jack Sheppard in the adjoining churchyard. This churchyard, which lay to the south of the church, was removed to make way for Duncannon Street, constructed in the 19th century to provide access to the newly created Trafalgar Square.^[12] Two small parcels of the churchyard survived, to the north and east of the church. The Metropolitan Public Gardens Association laid them out for public use in 1887; unusually for the MPGA, it paved them with flagstones as well as planted them with trees. For many years covered in market stalls, the churchyard has been restored including with the provision of seating.^[13]

Before embarking for the Middle East Campaign, Edmund Allenby was met by General Beauvoir De Lisle at the Grosvenor Hotel and convinced General Allenby with Bible prophecies of the deliverance of Jerusalem. He told General Allenby that the Bible said that Jerusalem would be delivered in that very year, 1917, and by Great Britain. General Beauvoir de Lisle had studied the prophecies, as he was about to preach at St Martin-in-the-Fields.^[14]

Recent times[edit]

Because of its prominent position, St Martin-in-the-Fields is one of the most famous churches in London. Dick Sheppard, Vicar from 1914 to 1927 who began programmes for the area’s homeless, coined its ethos as the «Church of the Ever Open Door». The church is famous for its work with young and homeless people through The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields,^[15] created in 2003 through the merger of two programmes dating at least to 1948. The Connection shares with The Vicar’s Relief Fund the money raised each year by the BBC Radio 4 Appeal’s Christmas appeal.^[16]

The crypt houses a café which hosts jazz concerts whose profits support the programmes of the church. The crypt is also home to the London Brass Rubbing Centre, established in 1975 as an art gallery, book, and gift shop. A life-sized marble statue of Henry Croft, London’s first pearly king, was moved to the crypt in 2002 from its original site at St Pancras Cemetery.

In January 2006, work began on a £36-million renewal project. The project included renewing the church itself, as well as provision of facilities encompassing the church’s crypt, a row of buildings to the north and some significant new underground spaces in between. The funding included a grant of £15.35 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The church and crypt reopened in the summer of 2008.^[4]

Its present vicar is Sam Wells (since 2012), who as well as a priest is a renowned theologian and writer.

Twelve historic bells from St Martin-in-the-Fields, cast 1725, are included in the peal of the Swan Bells tower in Perth, Australia.
The current set of twelve bells, cast in 1988, which replaced the old ones are rung every Sunday between 9 am and 10 am by the St Martin in the Fields Band of Bell Ringers.^[17] The bells are also rung by the Friends of Dorothy Society each year as part of London Pride.^[18][19]

In popular culture[edit]

Being in a prominent central London location, the exterior of the church building frequently appears in films, including Notting Hill and Enigma, and television programmes, including Doctor Who and Sherlock.

References to the church take place in the following novels:

• 1850 – David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
• 1908 – A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
• 1928 – The Last Post, the fourth and final novel in Ford Madox Ford’s tetralogy Parade’s End
• 1949 – Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (in which a future Totalitarian regime abolishes religion and turns the building into a military museum)
• 1949 – The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier
• 2004 – Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
• 2012 – Winter of the World by Ken Follett

References to the church occur in the following poems:

• 1893 – «The Kingdom of God» by Francis Thompson
• 2009 – «Now traveller, whose journey passes through» by Andrew Motion

The St Mary’s Church in Pune is designed in the style of St Martin’s.^[20]

The church may be the St Martin’s referred to in the nursery rhyme known as Oranges and Lemons.

Royal connections[edit]

The church has a close relationship with the Royal Family, whose parish church it is,^[21] as well as with 10 Downing Street and the Admiralty.^[22]

Almshouses[edit]

The church established its own almhouses and pension-charity on 21 September 1886. The 19 church trustees administered almshouses for women and provided them with a weekly stipend. The almshouses were built in 1818, in Bayham Street (to a design by Henry Hake Seward),^[23] on part of the parish burial ground in Camden Town and St Pancras and replaced those constructed in 1683.^[24]

Charity[edit]

The St Martin-in-the-Fields charity supports homeless and vulnerably housed people. The church has raised money for vulnerable people in its annual Christmas Appeal since 1920 and in an annual BBC radio broadcast since December 1927.^[25]

The Connection at St Martin’s is located next to the church, and works closely with the church’s charity. It supports 4000 homeless people in London each year, by providing accommodation, medical and dental care, skills training, and creative activities.^[26]

Vicars[edit]

Music[edit]

The church is known for its regular lunchtime and evening concerts: many ensembles perform there, including the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, which was co-founded by Sir Neville Marriner and John Churchill, a former Master of Music at St Martin’s.

Organ[edit]

The organ is housed in the west gallery. The first organ to be installed in the new Gibbs church of 1726 was built by Christopher Schreider in 1727. The current instrument was built in 1990.^[29]

List of organists[edit]

Organists include:

• John Weldon 1714–1736
• Joseph Kelway 1736–1781 (formerly organist of St Michael, Cornhill)
• Benjamin Cooke 1781–1793
• Robert Cooke 1793–1814 (son of Benjamin Cooke)
• Thomas Forbes Gerrard Walmisley 1814–1854
• William Thomas Best 1852–1855?
• W.H. Adams, appointed 1857
• H.W.A. Beale
• William John Kipps 1899–1924
• Martin Shaw 1920–1924
• Arnold Goldsborough 1924–1935
• John Alden 1935–1938
• Stanley Drummond Wolff 1938–1946
• John Churchill 1949–1967
• Eric Harrison 1967–1968
• Robert Vincent 1968–1977 (later organist of Manchester Cathedral)
• Christopher Stokes 1977–1989 (later Director of Music, St Margaret’s Westminster Abbey and Organist & Master of the Choristers Manchester Cathedral)
• Mark Stringer 1989–1996 (currently Director of Music, Wells Cathedral School, Wells UK, since April 2015; Executive Director Trinity College London, 1997–2012; sometime Director of Music, Methodist Central Hall, Westminster)
• Paul Stubbings 1996–2001 (later Director of Music, St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh)
• Nick Danks 2001–2008
• Andrew Earis 2009 –

St Martin’s school[edit]

In 1699 the church founded a school for poor and less fortunate boys, which later became a girls’ school. It was originally sited in Charing Cross Road, near the church. At one time it was known as St Martin’s Middle Class School for Girls, and was later renamed St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls. It was relocated to its present site in Lambeth in 1928.

The school badge depicts the eponymous Saint Martin of Tours. The school’s Latin motto Caritate et disciplina translates as «With love and learning».^[9] The school is Christian but accepts girls of all faiths.

See also[edit]

• Christ Child – sculpture (1999)
• Academy of St Martin in the Fields
• List of churches in London
• Peter G. Dyson
• St. George’s Church, Dublin

Notes and references[edit]

External links[edit]

• St Martin-in-the-Fields website
• Connection at St Martin’s website
• Roman occupation of church site
• Mystery Worshipper Report Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at the Ship of Fools website
• Deanery of Westminster (St Margaret)

Coordinates: 51°30′32″N 0°07′37″W / 51.50889°N 0.12694°W

На фото: Церковь Святого Мартина «в полях» (St Martin-in-the-Fields) — вид с Трафальгарской площади — Лондон, 2012.

Церковь Святого Мартина «что в полях» (англ. St Martin-in-the-Fields) — самая знаменитая приходская церковь Лондона. Стоит на северо-восточном углу Трафальгарской площади, в самом центре города. Среди её прихожан — обитатели Букингемского дворца, в том числе и королевское семейство. У церкви имеется собственный оркестр — академия Святого Мартина в полях.
Впервые вестминстерская церковь во имя Святого Мартина Турского упоминается в 1222 году. Нынешнее здание церкви было возведено в 1720-е годы по классицистическому проекту Джеймса Гиббса, который в своё время был принят неоднозначно, но впоследствии стал чтимым образцом английской храмовой архитектуры. Здание представляет собой античный храм коринфского ордера, над которым возносится стройная колокольня, а её шпиль венчает золотая корона. Интерьер напоминает храмы Кристофера Рена. В крипте оборудовано кафе для бездомных.

St Martin-in-the-Fields is an Anglican church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. Its patron is Saint Martin of Tours.

Excavations at the site in 2006 led to the discovery of a grave dated about 410.[1] The site is outside the city limits of Roman London (as was the usual Roman practice for burials) but is particularly interesting for being so far outside, and this is leading to a reappraisal of Westminster’s importance at that time. The burial is thought by some to mark a Christian centre of that time (possibly reusing the site or building of a pagan temple).

Morning Prayer

Occuring

Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 8:30 a.m. for 30 mins

Break

Please note that this event will not be taking place between 25 Dec 2019 and 25 Dec 2019

Venue

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Address

Trafalgar Square
London, WC2N 4JJ, GB

A prayerful service with the daily reading of the Scriptures and saying of the Psalms, live-streamed at https://www.facebook.com/stmartininthefields/.

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