Shuvalovsky Park, as well as many outstanding sights of the Northern Capital, got its name in honor of the founder.
It so happened that in St. Petersburg a huge number of parks and other monuments of art were named after we althy merchants or we althy landowners. Shuvalovsky Park is no exception. He acquired the name from Ivan Shuvalov, who received such a large land allotment during the distribution of titles.
Despite such a generous gift for that time (an excellent forest park area of more than a hundred hectares in size), the count did not particularly care about his newly minted possessions. He did not have children, but only for himself he did not want to try.
Only after a certain time (after the death of the count, the land passed to his nephew, who also did not show much initiative in relation to the gift), the park, in the end, became the property of an enterprising Frenchman. He became the first owner of these lands, not only on paper.
But Polie (that was the name of this active Frenchman) also did not live very long, although at his suggestion a woman who was widowed for the second time took up sketches of this park and decided to order the construction of a memorial crypt. The project was carried out by the brother of a famous architectBryullov.
After the erection of the memorial, a church grew nearby, later it was consecrated, having received a name in honor of St. Peter and Paul.
But besides the aforementioned crypt, there are other unique sights here. Shuvalovsky Park is very rich in them. Take at least the famous palace of the Vorontsov-Dashkovs. It so happened that it was not possible to appreciate all the magnificence of this building due to the curtailment of work. They did not have time to organize the interior decoration of the premises, because the revolution interfered.
Today the room is not empty. It works quite successfully for the benefit of Russian science. At the present moment, the building of the Institute of High Frequency Currents is located here. Thus, it is proved that the majestic buildings erected in the last century, submit to little time, continuing to decorate the modern world, while perfectly fitting into today's St. Petersburg. Shuvalovsky Park is not limited to this palace, so let's go further.
If you went here not only to take pictures against the backdrop of beautiful old houses and explore the surroundings, then by all means walk along the paths with century-old witch-oaks, gain energy, breathe this air of history, stock up on positive emotions, after which you can safely start the next work week. At the same time, do not forget to return to Shuvalovsky Park next time in order to get a new share of positive, pleasant memories, as well as gain strength.
In addition to fluffy fir trees and sprawling oaks, you can observe the transformation of this park for the best, as in the near future the authorities of St. Petersburg plan to convert the site into a comfortable full-fledged recreation area. Shuvalovsky Park is planned to be equipped with areas for children's entertainment, as well as sports grounds, attractions will be brought here, and a new cinema will be built.
