ESTATES OF THE HIGHEST NOBILITY IN THE TERRITORIES OF ST. PETERSBURG AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES OF ST. PETERSBURG PROVINCE IN THE 18TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The heritage of the estates Russia as a whole, including in St. Petersburg province, is currently almost destroyed, therefore, study topic related to possibility preserving objects manor architecture especially relevant for restoration scientific direction. highest nobility occupy special place history architecture, but many unique complexes have remained only memories, and most survivors preserved small part buildings poor condition. territories historical its immediate surroundings covers hundreds estates. Among them, dozens very large historically significant ones can be identified. paper highlights new type estate on territory suburban counties province - "near nobility" (estates representatives first 4 ranks table Russian Empire, characterized by particularly up 200 hectares – complex structure), which covered several belts imperial capital surroundings. It concluded, based analysis existing protection, that they do not take into account main features such estates, since often there are no urban planning intangible components object protection them (objects protection)