Walk on a cloudy day. Yusupov Palace and Graffiti

The Yusupov Palace on Sadovaya Street is a city estate. In this one it looks like the palace of Count Razumovsky, which I told you about a few days ago. There's one more thing we have in common. Both palaces are now occupied by higher education institutions.

The Yusupov Palace belongs to the complex of buildings of the Petersburg University of Transport. Previously, this university was called the Institute of Railway Engineers, and specialists in the work of railways studied mainly in it. The estate of Prince Yusupov included an extensive garden and several buildings. In 1810, one of them housed the Corps of Railway Engineers, which later became a university.

The stone Yusupov Palace was built in the middle of the 18th century in the Baroque style, popular at that time. The architect Quarenghi completely rebuilt the building in 1790. He left only the main walls, but all finishing and framing was changed. The building has become an excellent example of the classicism style. I can't see any sign that this building was originally built in a different style, no hints of Baroque.

I went to the Fontanka embankment and continued my walk. The day was cloudy, but the inscription on the wall reminded me that the sun sometimes shines in our city.

I had not planned it deliberately, but the graffiti was captured in the next few shots.

It was like it was on purpose. I turned to the next street and immediately saw another drawing or inscription.

The graffiti series ended after I met these tracks:

My walk ended at the monument to the commander Prince Peter Bagration. I like this monument, I hope one day to take a picture in good sunny weather.

This is my entry for the #wednesdaywalk challenge by @tattoodjay and for the Make me Smile challenge by @elizacheng.