Lev Matsievich Square - a square in the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg .
| Lev Matsievich Square St. Petersburg | ||
| general information | ||
|---|---|---|
| City District | Seaside | |
| Historical district | Curfew airfield | |
| Nearest metro stations |  Pioneer , Commandant Avenue | |
Content
History
On June 17, 1982, the square at the intersection of Serebryany Boulevard and Kotelnikov Alley was named after one of the first Russian pilots Lev Makarovich Matsievich , who died in a demonstration flight at the Commandant airfield .
Memorial Sign
At the site of the death of Lev Matsievich, a memorial sign was created, which was created by the architect Ivan Fomin . Prior to the construction of the Commandant airfield, this memorial sign was located approximately at the intersection of Bogatyrsky Prospekt and Serebristy Boulevard. Then it was moved [ specify ] on the newly formed area. After construction in the late 1990s - early 2000s in the center of the square of four houses, the monument was not visible from it, and was moved to Matsievich Square on Aerodromnaya Street .
Literature
- City names today and yesterday: Petersburg toponymy / comp. S.V. Alekseeva, A.G. Vladimirovich , A.D. Erofeev et al. - 2nd ed., Rev. and add. - SPb. : Lick , 1997 .-- S. 70 .-- 288 p. - (Three centuries of Northern Palmyra). - ISBN 5-86038-023-2 .
- Vladimirovich A. G. , Erofeev A. D. Petersburg in the names of the streets. - M .: AST; SPb. : Astrel-SPb; Vladimir : VKT, 2009 .-- 752 p. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-17-057482-7 .
Links
- Overview of street buildings on Citywalls