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2010-08-03 16:53
Fountains near Finlyandsky railway station Read More
2010-04-13 19:41
This magnificent building, one of the supreme achievements of Russian Classicism, is the architectural and compositional pivot of the city. Its present-day look took about a hundred years to… Read More
2010-04-13 19:38
The statue of Peter the Great on Senate Square, known as the The Bronze Horseman, after Pushkin’s poem of the same name, is one of the finest achievements of monumental sculpture. Th… Read More
2010-04-13 19:36
Designed by Auguste Montferrand and erected between 1818 and 1858 , St.Isaac’s is one of the most monumental structures in the world for its size,exterior and interior decoration. Many… Read More
2010-04-13 19:34
The Stock Exchange Building on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island. The Stock Exchange Building is the centerpiece of the architectural ensemble on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island. It was erected… Read More
2010-04-13 19:31
The Alexander Column , built in 1829 – 34 from a design by Auguste Montferrand, was put up in the center of the Palace Square to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon in the… Read More
2010-04-13 19:29
General Staff building designed by Carlo Rossi was erected between 1819 and 1829 to house the General Staff and two government ministries – finance and foreign affairs. The imposing ed… Read More
2010-04-13 19:27
The Hermitage is well-known all over the world for its fabulously rich collections of art and culture. The first large consignment of pictures arrived at the Winter Palace in 1764, and it i… Read More
2010-04-13 19:26
This little canal connects the Neva with the Moika. It got its name from an earlier Winter Palace, built here in the 18th century for Peter the Great and later replaced by the Hermitage Thea… Read More
2010-04-13 19:25
The Winter Palace was designed by Bartolommeo Rastrelli and built between 1754 and 1762 as a winter residence for the reigning monarch. One of Rasyrelli’s finest creations, the Winter… Read More
2010-04-13 19:23
This open plot of ground used to be called at different times the great Meadow, the Amusement Field (because the “amusement lights” or firecrackers set off here during court fest… Read More
2010-04-13 19:21
The two monumental Rostral Columns of the Doric order stand on the very edge of the embankment as it slopes down to the Neva, one of each side of the semicircular area fronting the Stock Exc… Read More
2010-04-13 19:20
An early example of Russian architecture in the first third of the 18th century, The Kunstkammer was originally to have housed the first Russian museum, a library, the Academy of Sciences, a… Read More
2010-04-13 19:14
The terrace of twelve pavilion-like buildings is a splendid example of civic architecture in the first third of the 18th century. It was built between 1722 and 1742 by Domenico Trezzini to h… Read More
2010-04-13 19:13
Erected between 1710 and 1722 by Giovanni Fontana and Gottfried Schadel as part of a spacious estate, the Menshikov Palace far exceeded in size and splendor all Saint Petersburg buildings… Read More
2010-04-13 19:12
The fortress was laid on May 16, 1703, and it is from this day that Saint Petersburg dates its existence.The first fortress was made of earth. It was rebuilt in stone under the supervisio… Read More
2010-04-13 19:11
The building of the Academy of Arts, one of the first examples of Russian Classicism, was put up between 1764 and 1788 by Alexander Kokorinov and Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe. The raised… Read More
2010-04-13 19:07
Saint Petersburg travel is so exciting adventure that once visited Saint Petersburg you'll never forget it.Saint Petersburg was founded on May, 16 1703 by Peter the Great. It has long been… Read More
2010-04-13 19:06
The building of the Mining Institute, a remarkable example of the classical style, was erected between 1806 and 1811 by Andrei Voronikhin to house the first technical school in Russia, later… Read More
2010-04-12 12:12
The Summer Garden and the Summer Palace of Peter the Great are magnificent examples of early 18th century Russian architecture and landscape gardening.The gardens were laid out in 1704 in th… Read More
2010-04-12 10:32
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