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Cruiser Aurora
Cruiser Aurora

Defender Russia in three wars, a member of the revolutionary events of 1917, and now a museum. His legendary past and present symbolic “Aurora” attracts attention, which truly deserves. The cruiser was launched in 1900 in St. Petersburg. He participated in the Tsushima naval battle of the Russian-Japanese war. Back on the Baltic Sea, the cruiser plied long as a training ship of the Marine Corps. During the First World War, the cruiser was involved in the fighting in the Baltic Sea....

Bank bridge
Bank bridge

Griffins Bank Bridge for city dwellers are not only architectural decoration, but also a symbol of good luck. In 1825, at the entrance to the Assignation Bank through the Catherine Canal was built suspension bridge. Because of the bank located near the bridge got the name “Bank”. The motion for a new crossing was opened on July 24 Bank Bridge -. One of the three suspension bridges have survived to the present time in St. Petersburg. His architectural design, he has become famous...

Apartment Museum Kuindzhi
Apartment Museum Kuindzhi

It is in the ” House of Artists ” on the Exchange Alley, where at various times lived Russian painters Kuindzhi himself, a Greek by birth, came to Petreburge in 1860 and the first try has been awarded the title of the artist.; his skill and fame quickly began to grow and he married her compatriot Vera Ketterdzhi. By changing a few residences, he decides to stay in the house of the merchant Eliseev, as there was a large workshop, now it is a collection of his paintings during his...

Peter-Pavel’s Fortress
Peter-Pavel

Peter and Paul fortress at the center of the architectural composition of St. Petersburg, and located on the territory of the Peter and Paul Cathedral with a high bell tower is one of the main landmarks of the city Modern shape the fortress was formed in the era of Catherine II -. From Peter I only plan to stay. The fortress is extended from west to east wrong 6-gon, on which corners – six bastions. According to legend, the fortress founded by Peter 16 (27) May 1703 This day is...

Curiosities
Curiosities

The first Russian museum, established by Emperor Peter I. Built on the banks of the Neva in the historical center of St. Petersburg Kunstkammer building was still in the beginning of the XVIII century, a symbol of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Museum basis by decree of Peter I. It opened its doors to guests in 1714. Established for the purpose of collecting and studying rarities were born naturally or through human Museum is located in two buildings:. In the Kunstkammer and Attached to him...

The Yusupov Palace on the Moika
The Yusupov Palace on the Moika

The family residence of the prince, noble Life Museum, Regional Teachers House, St. Petersburg Palace of Culture for Educators, historical and cultural palace complex federal and European fame history of the palace and the estate near it dates back to the era of Peter the Great – the beginning of the formation of young of the Northern capital. The palace and manor complex was built over several centuries. From 1830 to 1917 the owners of the palace and the estate were five generations of...