Welcome to St-Petersburg

Welcome to St-Petersburg

• the second-largest art museum
• is housed
• holds an impressive collection of

The Peter and Paul Fortress

• served as a prison
• surrounded by beautiful gardens and stone paths
• the Saint Petersburg Mint building
• to manufacture coins and still in operation

The Alexander Column in Palace Square

• a single piece of red granite
• to commemorate the victory against Napoleon
• 47 meters tall
• used for marches and demonstrations, from military parades to celebrate Victory Day (which marks the end of WWII) to New Year's Eve celebrations.

Peterhof Palace Located less than 30 kilometers from central St. Petersburg, 173 fountains fed by underground springs

Vasilyevsky Island Located just across the river from the city center

the 4.5-kilometer-long Nevsky Prospect

• Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood multicolored church designed in traditional medieval Russian style.

The mariinsky theatre

• A visit to the theatre is always a celebration
• discs on the Mariinsky label
• • books, booklets, albums, postcards, calendars
• 1783

The canal system stretches for over 300 kilometers, with hundreds of bridges take a boat ride

Cruiser Aurora The protected cruiser Aurora is a retired Russian naval ship with an armored deck marked the beginning of the Russian Revolution in 1917. The Aurora is now anchored on the river Neva

Saint Isaac's Cathedral the world's largest Orthodox basilica The museum's collection features many ancient icon paintings, mosaic images, and colored stonework and marble.