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Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design
Design school in Saint Petersburg, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
59.9433°N 30.3408°E / 59.9433; 30.3408
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Санкт-Петербургская государственная художественно-промышленная академия имени А. Л. Штиглица | |
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Former names | School of Technical Drawing of Baron Alexander von Stieglitz; Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry |
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Established | 1876 (1876) |
Rector | Vasily Kichedzhi |
Academic staff | 200 |
Students | 1 500 |
Location | , Russia |
Website | www |
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The Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design (Russian: Санкт-Петербургская художественно-промышленная академия имени А. Л. Штиглица; abbreviated as СПГХПА) is the oldest school of design in Russia. It occupies a parcel of land immediately to the east of the Summer Garden in Saint Petersburg.