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Alexander Column
The centerpiece of Palace Square is a memorial to Russia's victory... Be the first to write a review |
Memorials / Monuments | City Center |
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Alexander Pushkin Apartment Museum
After fighting a duel to defend his wife's honor, the beloved... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | City Center |
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Alexander Pushkin Drama Theater
It might be closed for renovation, but the most imposing building... Be the first to write a review |
Arts / Performance Venues | City Center |
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Anchikov Bridge
Each corner of this beautiful bridge spanning the Fontanka River... Be the first to write a review |
Bridges / Tunnels | City Center |
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Anichkov Palace
This palace, which was named for the colonel whose regiment constructed... Be the first to write a review |
Castles / Palaces | City Center |
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Anna Akhmatova Literary Museum
This museum occupies the former palace of Count Sheremetyev and... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | City Center |
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Armenian Church
A fine example of the early-classical style, this blue-and-white... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites | City Center |
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Church of St. Catherine
Built between 1763 and 1783 by Vallin de la Mothe and Antonio... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites | City Center |
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Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The highly ornate, old-Russian style of this colorful church... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites | City Center |
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City Duma
This building with a notable red-and-white tower served as the... Be the first to write a review |
Government Buildings | City Center |
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Dom Knigi
This is where you'll find Petersburgers in a favorite pursuit:... Be the first to write a review |
Stores / Malls | City Center |
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Dvortsovaya Ploshchad
One of the world's most magnificent plazas, the square is a stunning... Be the first to write a review |
Squares | City Center |
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Engineer's Castle
This orange-hue building belonged to one of Russia's stranger... Be the first to write a review |
Castles / Palaces | City Center |
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English Embankment
Before the Revolution of 1917 this was the center of the city's... Be the first to write a review |
Neighborhoods / Streets | City Center |
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Ethnography Museum
This museum contains a fascinating collection of applied art... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | City Center |
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General Staff Building
The eastern side of Palace Square is formed by the huge arc of... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites | City Center |
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Gostinny Dvor
Taking up an entire city block, this is St. Petersburg's answer... Be the first to write a review |
Stores / Malls | City Center |
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Headquarters of the Guard Corps
This modest structure serves as an architectural buffer between... Be the first to write a review |
Architectural Sites | City Center |
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Herzen Pedagogical University
The grounds of this institution belonged to Count Razumovsky... Be the first to write a review |
Educational Institutions | City Center |
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Isaac Brodsky Museum
This structure was built in the 1820s for the Golenishchev-Kutuzovs... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | City Center |
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Kazan Cathedral
After a visit to Rome, Tsar Paul I (1754-1801) commissioned this... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites | City Center |
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Lutheran Church
Designed by Alexander Bryullov in 1833 to replace an older church... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites | City Center |
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Marble Palace
One of Catherine the Great's favorite palaces, this was designed... Be the first to write a review |
Castles / Palaces | City Center |
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Marsovo Pole
The site was once a marsh, from which both the Mya and the Krikusha... Be the first to write a review |
Squares | City Center |
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Mussorgsky Theater of Opera and Ballet
This historic theater built in 1833 is also known as the Maly... Be the first to write a review |
Arts / Performance Venues | City Center |
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Nevsky prospekt
St. Petersburg's Champs-Élysées, Nevsky prospekt... Be the first to write a review |
Neighborhoods / Streets | City Center |
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restaurant Idiot
The restaurant Idiot, halfway between Maria's Palace and the... Be the first to write a review |
Restaurants | City Center |
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Russian National Library
Opened in 1814 as the Imperial Public Library, this was Russia's... Be the first to write a review |
Libraries | City Center |
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Senate and Synod
Before the Revolution of 1917, this long, light-yellow building... Be the first to write a review |
Government Buildings | City Center |
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Shostakovich Philharmonia
Once part of the private Nobles' Club, the Philharmonia, or Philharmonia... Be the first to write a review |
Arts / Performance Venues | City Center |
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St. Nicholas Cathedral
This turquoise-and-white extravaganza of a Russian baroque cathedral... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites | City Center |
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St. Petersburg Circus
Though perhaps not as famous as the Moscow Circus, the St. Petersburg... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries, Arts / Performance Venues | City Center |
State Hermitage Museum 
Leonardo's Benois Madonna…Rembrandt's Danaë…Matisse's... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | City Center |
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State Museum of Russian Art
In 1898 Nicholas II turned the stupendously majestic neoclassical... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries | City Center |
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Stroganov Palace
Even by the regal standards of Russia's aristocratic past, the... Be the first to write a review |
Castles / Palaces | City Center |
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Summer Garden
Inspired by Versailles, the Summer Garden was one of Peter the... Be the first to write a review |
Gardens / Arboretums | City Center |
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Suvorovskaya Ploshchad
In the middle of this square stands a statue of the military... Be the first to write a review |
Squares | City Center |
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Ulitsa Zodchevo Rossi
This thoroughfare, once world famous as "Theater Street" (because... Be the first to write a review |
Neighborhoods / Streets | City Center |
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Winter Palace
With its 1,001 rooms swathed in malachite, jasper, agate, and... Be the first to write a review |
Castles / Palaces | City Center |
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Yeliseyevsky Food Emporium
Officially called Gastronome No. 1 under the Communists, this... Be the first to write a review |
Stores / Malls | City Center |
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Yusupov Palace
On the cold night of December 17, 1916, this elegant yellow palace... Be the first to write a review |
Castles / Palaces | City Center |
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