Smolny Convent

Summary

Smolny Convent is a monastery^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Smolny Convent's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church^[3].
• Smolny Convent is located in Saint Petersburg^[4].
• Smolny Convent is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Smolny Convent is in the country of Russian Empire^[6].
• Smolny Convent's image is recorded as Смольный собор.jpg^[7].
• Smolny Convent's instance of is recorded as monastery^[8].
• Smolny Convent's instance of is recorded as architectural ensemble^[9].
• Smolny Convent's architect is recorded as Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli^[10].
• Smolny Convent's commissioned by is recorded as Elizabeth I of Russia^[11].
• Smolny Convent's architectural style is recorded as Baroque^[12].
• Smolny Convent's part of is recorded as historic centre of Saint Petersburg^[13].
• Smolny Convent's Commons category is recorded as Smolny monastery^[14].
• +1345-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Smolny Convent^[15].
• Smolny Convent was dissolved in +1764-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Smolny Convent's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.948611111111, 'lon': 30.395}^[17].
• Smolny Convent's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03npbfp^[18].
• Smolny Convent's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Smolny Convent's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Smolny-Convent^[20].
• Smolny Convent's heritage designation is recorded as federal cultural heritage site in Russia^[21].
• Smolny Convent's kulturnoe-nasledie.ru ID is recorded as 7810656000^[22].
• Smolny Convent's Wiki Loves Monuments ID is recorded as RU-7810656000^[23].
• Smolny Convent's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 3840401^[24].
• Smolny Convent's EGROKN ID is recorded as 781520269060006^[25].

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Geography

Country listings include Russia^[5], a sovereign state^[26], in Russia^[27], founded in 1991^[28] and Russian Empire^[6], an empire^[29], in Russian Empire^[30], founded in 1721^[31]. Smolny Convent is located in Saint Petersburg^[4]. Its part of is recorded as historic centre of Saint Petersburg^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include monastery^[8] and architectural ensemble^[9]. Smolny Convent's heritage designation is recorded as federal cultural heritage site in Russia^[21]. Its religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church^[3].

History and Context

+1345-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Smolny Convent^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Smolny Convent include Smolny Institute^[32], a school building^[33], in Russia^[34].

Why It Matters

Smolny Convent ranks in the top 7% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Smolny Institute^[32], a school building^[33], in Russia^[34].