History of the St. Petersburg

“The Colonnade”. Architects R. Klain and V. Barkhin, 1916

The Church of the Archangel Mikhail, mid-17th cenury.

Near Arkhangelskoye.

As the visitors turn off the motor road into the lane lined by the stately pines, they see the main building with a tall spire. Its design is marked by clarity and restraint: . a facade in the depth of the court, an unassuming portico above the porch, illuminated in the dusk by the ancient lamps, plain smooth walls with the tall windows, set in white-stone platbands.