St. Nicholas Cemetery (Nikolskoye Kladbishche)

A very interesting walk

The cemetery is part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. In 1861 the area between Neva and the monastery was designated as a cemetery.The first mention of a burial at ''a new cemetery in the fence behin...

A very interesting walk

The cemetery is part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. In 1861 the area between Neva and the monastery was designated as a cemetery.The first mention of a burial at ''a new cemetery in the fence behin...

A sad place but very solemn

Very famous people are buried in this cemetery. There probably is not a single fresh grave with the exception of some graves. But it’s worth to come here and take a walk between the graves. Here is a ...

A sad place but very solemn

Very famous people are buried in this cemetery. There probably is not a single fresh grave with the exception of some graves. But it’s worth to come here and take a walk between the graves. Here is a ...

Original name of the cemetery – Zacassobornoe.

Original Text

The current name of the necropolis was received in 1871 after the construction of the Nikolskaya Church. Nikolsky cemetery – is one of four cemeteries included in the ensemble of Alexandro-Nevskaya Lavra. The lateest in time ...