Lazarev Cemetery, Historic cemetery in Ligovka-Yamskaya district, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Lazarev Cemetery spans 0.7 hectares and contains numerous graves, monuments, and tombstones from the Russian Imperial period.
The cemetery opened in 1717 with the burial of Peter the Great's sister Natalya Alexeyevna in the Church of Saint Lazarus.
The cemetery displays funerary monuments created by notable Russian sculptors including Ivan Martos, Mikhail Kozlovsky, and Fyodor Tolstoy.
The cemetery functions as part of the State Museum of Urban Sculpture and receives visitors interested in Russian history.
Several scientific figures rest here, including mathematician Leonhard Euler and scientist Mikhail Lomonosov, following reburials during Soviet times.
Location: Saint Petersburg
Inception: 1713
GPS coordinates: 59.92330,30.38750
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:44
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