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1. Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Vladimirskaya | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThe word lavra in Russian is reserved for a monastery of the highest order, of which there are just four in all of Russia and Ukraine. Named...Read More
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2. Peter and Paul Fortress
Petrograd Side | Military SiteThe first building in Sankt-Piter-Burkh, as the city was then called, was erected in just one year, between 1703 and 1704, during the Great...Read More
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3. St. Isaac's Cathedral
Admiralteisky | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThe grandly proportioned St. Isaac's is the world's third-largest domed cathedral and the first monument you see of the city if you arrive by...Read More
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4. State Hermitage Museum
City Center | Museum/GalleryLeonardo's Benois Madonna, Rembrandt's Danaë, Matisse's The Dance ... one of the world's most famous museums is virtually wallpapered with...Read More
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5. State Museum of Russian Art
City Center | Museum/GalleryIn 1898 Nicholas II turned the stupendously majestic neoclassical Mikhailovsky Palace (Mikhailovsky Dvorets) into what has become one of the...Read More
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6. Strelka
Vasilievsky Island | Viewpoint/Scenic OverlookThis bit of land (the name means "arrow" or "spit") affords a dazzling view of the Winter Palace and the Peter and Paul Fortress and reveals...Read More
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7. Winter Palace
City Center | Castle/Palace/ChateauWith its 1,001 rooms swathed in malachite, jasper, agate, and gilded mirrors, the residence of Russia's rulers from Catherine the Great (1762...Read More
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Avrora Petrograd Side | Nautical Site/LighthouseThis historic cruiser, moored in front of the Nakhimov Academy of Naval Officers and reopening in the summer of 2014 after an extensive restoration...Read More
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9. Admiralty
Admiralteisky | Building/Architectural SiteThe spire of this lovely golden-yellow building is visible throughout the city and is one of St. Petersburg's most renowned emblems. The first...Read More
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10. Alexander Column
City Center | Memorial/Monument/TombThe 156-foot-tall centerpiece of Ploschad Dvortsovaya (Palace Square) is a memorial to Russia's victory over Napoléon, commissioned in 1830...Read More
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11. Alexander Pushkin Apartment Museum
City Center | Museum/GalleryAfter fighting a duel to defend his wife's honor, the beloved Russian poet Alexander Pushkin died in a rented apartment in this building on...Read More
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12. Anichkov most
Bridge/TunnelEach corner of this beautiful bridge on the Nevsky Prospekt spanning the Fontanka River (the name means "fountain") bears an equestrian statue...Read More
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13. Anna Akhmatova Literary Museum
City Center | Museum/GalleryThe famous St. Petersburg poet lived for many years in a communal apartment in a wing of this former palace of Count Sheremetyev. Akhmatova...Read More
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14. Artillery Museum
Petrograd Side | Museum/GalleryYou can't miss St. Petersburg's main army museum—just look for the hundreds of pieces of artillery on the grounds outside. Exhibits have a distinctly...Read More
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15. Chamber of Art
Museum/GalleryThis fine example of Russian baroque is painted bright azure with white trim and stands out from the surrounding classically designed architecture...Read More
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16. Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
City Center | Religious Building/Site/ShrineThe highly ornate, old-Russian style of this colorful church seems more Moscow than St. Petersburg, where the architecture is generally more...Read More
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17. City Duma
City Center | Building/Architectural SiteThe city hall under the tsars has a notable red-and-white clock tower, meant to resemble those in Western European cities and erected by Ferrari...Read More
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18. Dom Knigi
City Center | Store/Shop/MallThis is where you'll find Petersburgers engaged in one of their favorite pursuits: buying books. The city's largest bookstore, which offers...Read More
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19. Egyptian Sphinxes
Vasilievsky Island | Memorial/Monument/TombTwo of St. Petersburg's more magnificent landmarks stand on the landing in front of the Repin Institute, leading down to the Neva. These twin...Read More
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20. Ethnography Museum
City Center | Museum/GalleryCostumes, crafts, and other artifacts provide a look at the various ethnic groups of the former Soviet Union. If you're traveling with kids...Read More
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