Imperial Porcelain Factory (Saint Petersburg)

Russia / Sankt Petersburg / Petro-Slavyanka / Saint Petersburg / prospekt Obukhovskoy Oborony, 151-153
 production, ceramics, chinaware

The Imperial Russian Porcelain Manufactory was founded by Empress Elizabeth, Peter the Great's daughter, in 1744. Here the gifted Russian scientist Dmitry Vinogradov independently discovered the secret of making porcelain and developed the technology for its manufacture.
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Coordinates:   59°52'49"N   30°26'38"E
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