Nikolaus-Friedhof

A very interesting walk

The cemetery is part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. In 1861 the area between Neva and the monastery was designated as a cemetery.The first mention of a burial at ''a new cemetery in the fence behin...

A very interesting walk

The cemetery is part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. In 1861 the area between Neva and the monastery was designated as a cemetery.The first mention of a burial at ''a new cemetery in the fence behin...

A sad place but very solemn

Very famous people are buried in this cemetery. There probably is not a single fresh grave with the exception of some graves. But it’s worth to come here and take a walk between the graves. Here is a ...

A sad place but very solemn

Very famous people are buried in this cemetery. There probably is not a single fresh grave with the exception of some graves. But it’s worth to come here and take a walk between the graves. Here is a ...

Первоначальное наименование кладбища – Засоборное.

Текущее название некрополь получил в 1871 году после возведения Никольской церкви. Никольское кладбище –одно из четырех кладбищ, входящих в ансамбль Александро-Невской лавры. Самый поздний по времени ...