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Line 1: {{coord\|59.936\|N\|30.303\|E\|display=title}} {{Expand Russian\|topic=geo\|date=January 2017}} ~~[[Image:Sankt-Petěrburg, socha Petra Velikého.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]~~ [[File:St. Isaac's Cathedral and Senate Square.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|St. Isaac's Cathedral and Senate Square]] '''Senate Square''' ({{lang-ru\|Сенатская площадь}}), formerly known as '''Decembrists' Square''' (~~{{lang-ru\|~~Площадь Декабристов}}) infrom the 1920s to ~~1925-~~2008, and (formally) as '''Peter's Square''' (~~{{lang-ru\|Петрова~~Петровская площадь}}), ~~before~~from 1782 to 1925, is a [[city square]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. It is situated on the left bank of the [[Bolshaya Neva]], in front of [[Saint Isaac's Cathedral]]. In 1925 it was renamed Decembrists'~~'Decembrists~~ Square'' to commemorate the [[Decembrist Revolt]], which took place there in December 1825. The square is bounded by the [[Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg\|Admiralty building]] to the east. On the west is the Senate Building{{efn\|"Senate" in this context refers to the [[Governing Senate]] of the [[Russian Empire]], which moved to "Senate Square" during the reign of [[Catherine the Great]]. In contrast, the upper house or "senate" in the present-day Russian Federation, known as the [[Federation Council (Russia)\|Federation Council]] ({{lang-ru\|Сове́т Федера́ции}}) or ''Sovfed'' ({{lang-ru\|Совфед}}), convenes in [[Moscow]]. The lower house in Russia, known as the [[State Duma\|Duma or ''Gosduma'']] ({{lang-ru\|Госду́ма}}), has its building in [[Tverskoy District]] in Moscow, along the north side of [[Manezhnaya Square, Moscow\|Manezhnaya or Manage Square]] ({{lang-ru\|Манежная площадь}}) which has the [[Moscow Manege\|Manage building]] ({{lang-ru\|Мане́ж}}) along its west side.}} and the [[Senate and Synod Building]] (now headquarters of the [[Constitutional Court of Russia]]). The [[Bronze Horseman]] monument, a statue honoring [[Peter the Great]], has stood in the square since 1782 - whence the official name of "Peter's Square". On July 29, 2008, the square reverted to the name "Senate Square".<ref> The square is bounded by the [[Russian Admiralty]] to the east. On the west is the Senate and Synod Building (now headquarters of the [[Constitutional Court of Russia]]). The [[Bronze Horseman]] monument adorns the square. On July 29, 2008, the square was renamed back to Senate Square.<ref>[http://www.gov.spb.ru/today?newsid=55931 Official portal of Saint Petersburg government (rus)] </ref>. [http://www.gov.spb.ru/today?newsid=55931 Official portal of Saint Petersburg government (rus)] {{webarchive\|url= https://archive.today/20120805055047/http://www.gov.spb.ru/today?newsid=55931 \|date= 2012-08-05 }} </ref> ==See also== * [[List of squares in Saint Petersburg]] ==Notes== {{Notelist}} == References == {{~~reflist~~Reflist}} * {{Commons category-inline\|Senate Square, Saint Petersburg}} ~~{{commonscat\|Decembrists Square}}~~ {{Authority control}} [[Category:1782 establishments in the Russian Empire]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1782]] [[Category:Squares in Saint Petersburg]] [[Category:~~Visitor~~Tourist attractions in Saint Petersburg]] [[Category:~~Decembrists~~Decembrist revolt]] [[Category:Monuments and memorials to Peter the Great]] {{SaintPetersburg-geo-stub}} ~~[[ru:Сенатская площадь (Санкт-Петербург)]]~~ ~~[[fi:Dekabristien aukio]]~~