Ostrovsky Square

The square in the historical center of the city in front of the Alexandrinsky Theatre, which arose according to the project of Rossi on the site of the garden at the Anichkov Palace. Together with the theater, the monument to Catherine II, the Russian National Library and the Anichkov Palace, it is one of the most important and beautiful architectural ensembles of the city.

In the Catherine Garden, located on the territory of the square, during the day love to relax couples with children and the older generation, in the evening here flock to the company of students, from the outside of the park on Nevsky Prospekt, guests of the city pose for St. Petersburg artists, ladies and their cavaliers, leaving the Alexandrinsky Theater vigorously discuss what they just saw on stage, quite possibly, one of the productions based on the work of Ostrovsky, albeit never lived in St. Petersburg, but always so revered by the Northern capital.

It often hosts such interesting events as the Christmas market and the milk festival. For almost two centuries, the square remains one of the most visited and beloved places of citizens and tourists.