Description: In 1704, Peter the Great employed Frenchman Le Blond to design a luxurious formal garden in the manner of Versailles. In 1777, the beautiful garden wi... More |
This Synagogue is well worth a visit during your stay in St. Petersburg. The Safra underwriting has almost totally refurbished this gorgeous structur...More |
Description: The building was formerly the home of St. Petersburg's most famous ballerina before the Revolution. Subsequently appropriated by the Bolsheviks, it ev... More |
Description: Of all St. Petersburg's attractions, the country estate of Peterhof is perhaps the place that inspires the greatest pride among the city's population.... More |
Description: More than 10 years have passed since the fall of the Soviet regime. Perhaps a decade is long enough to allow Soviet style to make a come-back. That se... More |
Description: Hidden behind a cluster of trees on the banks of the Neva is the oldest building in St Petersburg. This is a three-room log cabin, which was home to t... More |
Description: Dvortsovyi Most (Palace Bridge) is a drawbridge that is 250 meters long, 27.7 meters wide and stretches across the Neva near the Winter Palace. In so ... More |
Go late in the day (within one hour of closing) otherwise you will wait in long lines. The Church is absolutely marvelous inside and out. It's th...More |
One of the best places in St. Petersburg to just hang out at night. Cover charge is reasonable (about $5.00 US), and comes with a couple coupons fo...More |
Description: Peter the Great desired that all Christians, regardless of denomination, were able to worship in a church of their own faith. Hence, the Church of St.... More |
Description: They turn the lights down low more than they used to here on the weekends, probably in an attempt to create more intimacy, though you might have diffi... More |
Description: The land included under the name of Marsovo Pole includes the Summer Gardens, Mikhailovskii Gardens and the grounds of the Marble Palace among others.... More |
Description: This bridge is 35.8 meters wide and 23.5 meters long and crosses the river Moika at Ulitsa Glinki. From 1738, there had been a wooden pedestrian bridg... More |
Description: The calm before the band gets going is unsettling here. The student crowd sit around chatting in reflective mood it seems, while the first group runs ... More |
Description: Created and designed largely under the auspices of Empress Elizabeth and later Catherine the Great, Tsarskoe Selo is another grand countryside legacy ... More |
People of all age groups. Not a place to have a chat with your friends: the music is rather loud. Great place if you like to dance.
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Description: This burial place, situated near the Black river, was established by decree of the Synod (church council) in 1738. The most famous place in the cemete... More |
Description: This church was built between 1731 and 1734 by order of empress Anna Ioannovna on the spot where the wooden Archangel Michael Church had been founded ... More |
Description: This beautiful country home was once an old, almost run-down cottage, and the famous Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin stayed here. The poet lived a lif... More |
Description: This bridge linking Zaiachii Ostrov to Troitskaia Ploshchad' is the oldest in the city and became necessary once the Peter and Paul Fortress had been ... More |
Description: Set on the bank of Yelagin Island is a small palace bearing the same name as the island itself. After spending a peaceful afternoon on the island, man... More |
Description: The park you can see if you peer out the windows during a tour of the Russian Museum is a very popular sun-bathing spot, where locals strip down to th... More |
Description: Located on the first floor in the building of the Artists' Union Exhibition Center on Bolshaia Morskaia, 38, the gallery offers for sale paintings and... More |
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