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Impersonation power and greatness of the state of the Navy, as well as a reference to the ancient Roman custom of decorating the columns rostra defeated enemy ships. Rostral columns were erected in 1810 and in the XIX century functioned as beacons port of the northern capital. Inside each tower is a spiral staircase leading to the upper terrace with a huge bowl-lamp and a metal tripod that holds it. In a bowl filled hemp oil, which gives a huge pillar of fire, showing the way the ships in the...

Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps -. One of the largest military museums in the world in More bastion of the fortress began to collect interesting and rare instruments. Over time, the meeting marked the beginning of the collection of the museum svoremennogo while nosiv name Zeughaus. The date of foundation of the museum is considered to be 1756. Since 1868, the museum is housed in the former Arsenal, which is now. Until 1965, he was called Artillery historical...

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....

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...

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 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...