Stables Square

One of the oldest squares of St. Petersburg. The name of the Stable Square recalls the former stable courtyard, built in the 1720s.

A few years later, residential buildings, forges, barns and other structures began to be built here. The square was a gathering place for court visits.

In the 1800s, barracks were built on the square with bakeries and kitchens for the builders of the Kazan Cathedral. Later, the stable courtyard was rebuilt, and in its center appeared the Church of the Savior of the Unmade Image (Stable). She was a courtier for a long time and was famous for her rich interior and Orthodox shrines: the image of the Savior of the Unmade with a shroud and the icon “The Sign”, brought from Byzantium. In 1837, Pushkin was buried here.

In 1860, the building of the Stable Museum was built on the square to store court crews. The museum kept the 2-seat carriage of Peter I, the carriage of Alexander II, stuffed horses of the court stable.