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St. Petersburg's main avenue and one of the best-known streets in Russia.
One of St. Petersburg's oldest structures, the Admiralty was created by Peter the Great and originally built as a dockyard.
The successor of the museums, founded in the early 20th century for the purpose of preservation of the buildings, monuments and sites of historical significance in St Petersburg.
Originally a modest two-storey building commissioned by Peter for Catherine in 1717, the Catherine Palace owes its awesome grandeur to their daughter, Empress Elizabeth, who chose Tsarskoe Selo as her chief summer residence.
The great architectural monument and the culmination in the history of St Petersburg architecture of the XVIII century.
St. Petersburg's most popular visitor attraction, and one of the world's largest and most prestigious museums, the Hermitage is a must-see for all first-time travellers to the city.
There are 33 aquariums in the display, containing nearly 150 species of fish, sea mammals, and other sea creatures.
The city’s largest funfair Divo Ostrov (Miracle island) is situated not far from Krestovsky Ostrov metro. This is the place for Disneyland fantasy, Russian style.
Housing a cathedral where the Romanovs are buried, a former prison and various exhibitions, this large defensive fortress on Zayachy Island is the kernel from which St Petersburg grew into the city it is today.
World’s largest collection of Russian art, housed in a unique architectural complex in the historical centre of St Petersburg.
On an estate that covers more than six hundred hectares, Peter and his successors built some thirty palaces and pavilions in a mesmerizing display of wealth and power.
The Menshikov Palace on Vasilyevsky Island was one of the very first buildings in Saint Petersburg.
Tsar Peter the Great created the Summer Garden, surrounded by beautiful iron fences, in 1704. Most of the trees and all 250 statues were imported from Italy.
Created in the image of Versailles, the summer residence of King Louis XIV of France, the Lower Park is the most famous part of the entire complex.
One of the main attractions in St. Petersburg, drawing crowds to its ornately decorated onion domes and the stunning mosaics housed within.
This neoclassical cathedral, partly modelled on St Peter’s in Rome, was commissioned by Tsar Paul shortly before he was murdered in a coup.
What if you could see all of Russia in one day? Now you can with a visit to The Grand Maket Rossiya, a museum based around a model of the entire country.
Spit of Vasilievsky Island (Strelka) is one of those charming places that attract people regardless the season.
The museum is housed in Alexander Pushkin's memorial apartment where he lived between 1836 and 1837, and died after being mortally wounded in a dramatic duel.
Unique monument to the history of the Russian fleet – it is a Russian Orthodox Church dedicated to all fallen seamen.
One of the first purely Palladian churches to be built in Russia.
The golden dome of St Isaac’s Cathedral dominates the St Petersburg skyline. Its obscenely lavish interior is open as a museum, although services are held in the cathedral on major religious holidays.
One of the most beautiful churches in Russia.
An impressive monument to the founder of St Petersburg, Peter the Great, stands on Senatskaia Ploschad.
One of the most beautiful and harmonious ensembles of architecture in the world, Palace Square remains the main public space of St. Petersburg after nearly three centuries.
