Academic Gallery (Pyatigorsk)

Russia / Stavropol / Goryachevodskiy / Pyatigorsk / Красноармейская ул.
 museum, Renaissance (architecture), interesting place, 1840s construction, object of cultural heritage of federal importance (Russia)

This attractive classical building is perched above the eastern terminus of pr Kirova. It was built in 1851 to house one of Pyatigorsk’s best-known springs, No 16 (currently closed). It was here that Pechorin first set eyes on Princess Mary in Lermontov's novel A Hero of Our Time.

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Coordinates:   44°2'23"N   43°5'16"E
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