One of the largest maritime museums in the world, located in St. Petersburg. History Museum conducted since 1709, when the decree of Peter I founded the model of camera, where they were assembled ship drawings and models. Adopted legislative measures to replenish the collection serial.
Development of shipbuilding has led to the fact that shipbuilding steel model eventually replaced theoretical drawings. The collection lost its practical significance and in 1805 was transformed into a “Sea Museum».
In 1900-1904. exposition of the museum was heavily modified and extended. In 1908, in its 200th anniversary, the museum received the name of Peter the Great
1924 -.. Central Naval Museum
Originally the museum was located in the building of the Admiralty, and in 1939-1941. moved to the building of the former Stock Exchange.
In 2011, it began moving into the building exposure Kryukov barracks presented in the photographs.