Peter-Pavel’s Fortress

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 considered the foundation of the city.
Now the whole complex on Hare Island belongs to the Museum of the history of the city. Since Peter came to us parade Peter’s Gate on the east side, designed by Trezzini. Peter and Paul Cathedral is finished after the death of the emperor – in 1733 in the creation Trezzini features can be identified as the Roman Baroque churches and northern Protestant churches (the bell tower with a spire height of 122.5 m, which makes the cathedral the tallest building in the city center) Weather vane in the form of a golden angel with the cross – one of the main symbols of the city. In the cathedral are buried members of the Romanov family: emperors and empresses, 26 grand dukes and duchesses. In the chapel of St. Catherine in 1998 buried the remains of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his family. Gallery connects the cathedral with the grand tomb. To the right of exit from the tomb stands Botnia crowbar, built at the beginning of the reign of Catherine the specifically for the “grandfather of the Russian fleet” – small boat on which Peter I learned the art of navigation
In the south of the Cathedral Square -.. Commandant’s House The house is now a great exposition dedicated On the contrary the pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg Peter and Paul Cathedral -.. Mint building, erected in Pavlovian time architect A. Porto coinage under Peter I was moved into the castle as the most protected part of the city.