Guided tours of the "Crosses" launched in St. Petersburg

The first excursions were conducted in the Kresty SIZO on the Arsenalnaya Embankment of St. Petersburg. You can get to them until the end of summer, and then the building will begin to be converted into a public space, which will include a museum, restaurants and hotels.

As he writes 78.ru The organizers, the Lurie Recreation Center project, try to maintain a balance between respect for the memory of prisoners and the educational goals of this project.

The agency notes that the tickets for March were sold out in a matter of hours. The first tour took place on March 3. The leading guide noted that the complex has not only a cultural, but also a mystical atmosphere.

The condition of the complex is abandoned, however, cameras can still be seen in some buildings. In addition, vivid examples of Anthony Tomishko's architectural solutions have been preserved. The tours cover several historical periods.

KP Petersburg writes that the price for 1.5 hours of travel is 4.3 thousand rubles.

Earlier it became known that the historical complex of the Kresty pre-trial detention center in St. Petersburg was bought at auction for 1,136 billion rudders. It was noted that the KVS Group of Companies (GC) became the new owner of the famous historical building. The new owner wanted to carry out the restoration of the iconic architectural object and make it a center of cultural life accessible to the public.

The Kresty SIZO, which was built in 1884-1892, housed up to 12,000 prisoners and was also known as a place of detention for many Soviet poets. It was closed in 2017 after the transfer of prisoners to Kresty-2. The area was used as a film set for many films and TV series.

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