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Nienschanz archaeological museum dedicated to the excavations at the site of the present St. Petersburg. It was opened in 2003, to the tercentenary of St Petersburg, it presents findings that show the history of the peoples who lived here in the pre-Petrine times. The very exhibition is divided into two parts, permanent and temporary, permanent introduces visitors to the archeology of the city, and the time-all significant events that occur in the world of art. Entrance to the museum free for...

Ethnographic Museum is one of the largest in Europe, was created as part of the Russian Museum, but later became independent. Building contains more than half a million of merchandise 158 monuments of culture of peoples of Russia, including such unique as the fish skin clothes and nettle fibers. The entire museum complex is divided into zones, which exhibits a certain culture and every thing can tell you about the unique traits, age-old traditions and aspects of life. Besides the usual...

For those who want to quickly inspect all major dostoprimechatelnnosti of our city, in June 2011, began its existence reduced sculpture major monuments. After another successful demonstration of the sculptural group on a smaller scale, namely Rembrandt ” Night Watch ”, it was decided to create something like this on a regular basis. Thus it was created from granite and bronze copies of the Palace, and Senate Square, the Kazan and St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress...

Voskresensky Novodevichy monastery, convent, founded by Nicholas I in 1849, as a replacement and will not appear Smolny monastery. Previous place of its location was Vasilevsky Island, it is built building, located accustomed us to the gates of Moscow. Cathedral designed in the Russian Byzantine style, its chapels joined up gradually, one by one, but they are very similar. Subsequently, in the territory of the monastery and cemetery were built several churches: Mary Magdalene, Elijah the...

Villa Bezborodko-second building in St. Petersburg, after the Marble Palace, marble. In the area near the source of mineral water in 1784. The house was built for the Chancellor Bezborodko, although the basis for the Swedish home design has been taken in the Gothic style, which I was here earlier, even before the founding of St. Petersburg. In addition to the three-story mansion is also a garden with canals, statues and pavilions. After the Chancellor’s death, his niece lived here then,...

St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral is a magnificent monument of Baroque, built in the mid-18th century. Choice of location for the construction of the cathedral were not sluchen- around the barracks Navy Department, and there were several channels through which you can move around, Griboyedov, the Fontanka and the Kryukov . The building consists of two churches in the bottom and top (freestanding tower); they contain more than a dozen of images, donated by Catherine II in honor of the Russian fleet...