Sights & Attractions in St. Petersburg

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Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Alexander Pushkin Apartment Museum
After fighting a duel to defend his wife's honor, the beloved... 		Museums / Galleries City Center: Palace Square and the Hermitage
 
Alexander Pushkin Drama Theater
The most imposing building on Ploshchad Ostrovskovo (also referred... 		Arts / Performance Venues Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Anglijskaya naberezhnaya
Before the Revolution of 1917 this was the center of the city's... 		Neighborhoods / Streets The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Anichkov Palace
This palace, which was named for the colonel whose regiment constructed... 		Castles / Palaces Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Anna Akhmatova Literary Museum
This museum occupies the former palace of Count Sheremetyev and... 		Museums / Galleries Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Armenian Church
A fine example of the early-classical style, this blue-and-white... 		Religious Sites Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Artillery Museum
Formerly the city's arsenal, this building was turned over to... 		Museums / Galleries The Petrograd Side
 
Botanical Gardens
Founded as an apothecary garden for Peter the Great, the grounds... 		Gardens / Arboretums The Petrograd Side
 
Church of St. Catherine
Built between 1763 and 1783 by Vallin de la Mothe and Antonio... 		Religious Sites Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
City Duma
This building with a notable red-and-white tower served as the... 		Government Buildings Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Dom Knigi
This is where you'll find Petersburgers in a favorite pursuit:... 		Stores / Malls Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Egyptian Sphinxes
On the landing in front of the Repin Institute, leading down... 		Memorials / Monuments The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
F. M. Dostoyevsky Literary-Memorial Museum
Here, at the last place in which he lived, Fyodor Dostoyevsky... 		Museums / Galleries Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Field of Mars
The site was once a marsh, from which both the Mya and the Krikusha... 		Squares From the Square of the Arts to the Field of Mars
 
General Staff Building
The eastern side of Palace Square is formed by the huge arc of... 		Museums / Galleries City Center: Palace Square and the Hermitage
 
Headquarters of the Guard Corps
This modest structure serves as an architectural buffer between... 		Architectural Sites City Center: Palace Square and the Hermitage
 
Lutheran Church
Designed by Alexander Bryullov in 1833 to replace an older church... 		Religious Sites Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Marble Palace
One of Catherine the Great's favorite palaces, this was designed... 		Castles / Palaces From the Square of the Arts to the Field of Mars
 
Menshikov Palace
Alexander Menshikov (1673-1729), St. Petersburg's first governor... 		Castles / Palaces The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Mosque
Built between 1910 and 1914 to serve St. Petersburg's Muslim... 		Religious Sites The Petrograd Side
 
Most Leytenanta Shmidta
Built between 1842 and 1850 this was the first stationary bridge... 		Bridges / Tunnels The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Mussorgsky Theater of Opera and Ballet
This historic theater built in 1833 is also known as the Maly... 		Arts / Performance Venues From the Square of the Arts to the Field of Mars
 
Peter the Great's Cottage
Built in just three days in May 1703, this cottage was home to... 		Houses / Mansions The Petrograd Side
 
Piskaryevskoye Cemetery
The extent of this city's suffering during the 900-day siege... 		Cemeteries Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Ploshchad Vosstaniya
Originally called Znamenskaya Ploshchad (Square of the Sign)... 		Squares Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Rimsky-Korsakov Museum
Classical concerts are held twice a week in the small concert... 		Museums / Galleries Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Russian Academy of Sciences
Erected on strictly classical lines between 1783 and 1789, this... 		Educational Institutions The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Russian National Library
Opened in 1814 as the Imperial Public Library, this was Russia's... 		Libraries Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Russian Political History Museum
"From Sublime to Ridiculous," the most popular permanent display... 		Museums / Galleries The Petrograd Side
 
Senate and Synod
Before the Revolution of 1917, this long, light-yellow building... 		Government Buildings The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Siniy most
This bridge spanning the Moika River is so wide (328 feet) and... 		Bridges / Tunnels The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Smolnyi
Confusion abounds when you mention the Smolny, for you can mean... 		Religious Sites Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Smolnyi Institut
The institute, just south of the Cathedral of the Resurrection... 		Museums / Galleries Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Square of the Arts
The magnificent State Museum of Russian Art is at the far end... 		Squares From the Square of the Arts to the Field of Mars
 
St. Nicholas Cathedral
This turquoise-and-white extravaganza of a Russian baroque cathedral... 		Religious Sites The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
St. Petersburg Circus
Though perhaps not as famous as the Moscow Circus, the St. Petersburg... 		Museums / Galleries From the Square of the Arts to the Field of Mars
 
St. Petersburg State University
In 1819 Tsar Alexander I founded this university, today one of... 		Educational Institutions The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Strelka
The Strelka ("arrow" or "spit") affords a dazzling view of both... 		Squares The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Stroganov Palace
Even by the regal standards of Russia's aristocratic past, the... 		Castles / Palaces Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Suvorovskaya Ploshchad
In the middle of this square stands a statue of the military... 		Squares From the Square of the Arts to the Field of Mars
 
Taurida Palace
Built between 1783 and 1789 on the orders of Catherine the Great... 		Castles / Palaces Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
TsPKiO
The commonly used acronym of this park stands for "Central Park... 		Parks Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Vladimir Nabokov Museum-Apartment
Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), author of the novel Lolita, was... 		Museums / Galleries The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Yeliseyevsky Food Emporium
Officially called Gastronome No. 1 under the Communists, this... 		Stores / Malls Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Yusupov Palace
On the cold night of December 17, 1916, this elegant yellow palace... 		Castles / Palaces The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
 
Zodchevo Rossi Ulitsa
This thoroughfare, once world famous as "Theater Street" (because... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
 
Zoological Museum
The prize of this zoological museum's unusual collection, which... 		Museums / Galleries The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
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