Saint Petersburg Manege, Exhibition hall on Saint Isaac's Square, Russia
The Saint Petersburg Manege is an exhibition building on Saint Isaac's Square featuring neoclassical design with arched windows and eight Doric columns supporting a portico at the main entrance. The interior spaces are arranged to provide flexible gallery areas for rotating art presentations.
Architect Giacomo Quarenghi designed and built this structure between 1804 and 1807 as a riding hall for the Imperial Horse Guards in neoclassical style. Following the Soviet era, its purpose shifted and it became a center for contemporary art exhibitions.
The hall now hosts art exhibitions and cultural events that bring together local and international creators. These spaces serve as a place where different artistic traditions meet and visitors can encounter current works and performances.
The building is easily reached through Admiralteyskaya metro station, with opening hours from 11 to 20 on most weekdays. Planning your visit around current exhibitions helps you make the most of your time there.
The Dioscuri statues flanking the facade are reduced copies of the marble group at the Fontana dei Dioscuri beside Rome's Quirinal Palace, ordered by Quarenghi in 1806. Paolo Triscornia finished them in 1810, but they reached Kronstadt only in August 1816 and were set on granite pedestals in 1817. From 1844 to 1954 the clergy had them moved to the Horse Guards barracks on Konnogvardeysky Lane, where their pedestals remain.
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