Sights of Saint-Petersburg
St Petersburg is a city which combines harmoniously elegant architectures of different styles and different times. St Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and is the cultural capital of Russia. The city is a real tourist haven with so many sights worth visiting that you will be spoilt for choice. The architecture of St Petersburg is so pleasing to the eye that discovering this city is extremely enjoyable.
DOMIK PETRA
Domik of Peter the Great is a unique edifice on the bank of the Neva. Peter Alexeevich , who wanted a very simple abode, had this house built on 26 th May 1703. The house consists of two rooms: a study and a dining room which ...
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LETNIY SAD
Letniy Sad was composed at the same time as Letniy Palace which was built in 1711. Peter the Great hired the gardener Gaspar Fokht, and together they worked on the design of the park. The alleys of the garden are embellished by ...
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BRIDGES
The banks of the Neva are connected with 8 opening bridges. DVORTSOVIY MOST. Connects Dvortsovaya Ploschhad’ with Birzhevaya along the axis of Dvortsoviy proesd. It was built in 1916. In 1939 the wooden railings were ...
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LETNIY DVORETS
The construction of Letniy Dvorets in Letniy Sad took place from 1710 to 1714. This is one of the oldest buildings in St Petersburg. The architect Miketti conceived the plans for the palace following strict indications from Peter the ...
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ZIMNIY DVORETS
Zimniy Dvorets is one of the best and richest museums in the world. The construction of the palace, which was designed by the architect B. Rastrelli, began under the reign of Anna Ioanovna, continued during the reign of ...
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MIKHAILOVSKIY (INZHENERNY) ZAMOK
This castle was built in 1797 for the emperor Pavel I in a record time. Works did not stop even at night. The construction plans were devised by V. Bazhenov, who was assisted by V. Brenna and K. Rossi. The four facades of the ...
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TSARSKOYE SELO. PUSHKIN
In 1708 Peter I offered a Swedish country-house to his wife Ekaterina Alexeevna. In 1717-1723 the construction of a palace began, and after 1725 the initial country-house turned into a full-blown imperial residence. The church ...
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PAVLOVSK
This palace was built in the last quarter of the 18 th century, and presents unusual proportions. The palace was built for Pavel Petrovich and his wife Maria Fedorovna. Over the period 1782-1786 the palace gradually turned into ...
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LOMONOSOV (ORANIENBAUM)
This unique palace consists of Bolshoi (Menshikovskiy) Palace, the fortress Petershtadt and Sobstvennaya dacha with its neighbouring Kitaiskiy Palace and Katalnaya gorka. The palace and its annexes were built over the period ...
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GATCHINA
Catherine II offered Gatchina to G. Orlov, and for him, the architect A. Rinaldi built a magnificent hunting castle. After the death of Orlov, the villa returned to Catherine II , who offered it to Prince Pavel Petrovich. In 1790 ...
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ALEKSANDROVSKIY SAD
Alexandrovskiy Sad is located in the heart of the city between Admiralteiskiy bulvar and Ploshchad’ Decabristov. The garden was laid out in 1872. A fountain , which is surrounded by the busts of Gogol, Lermontov and Glinka, ...
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TAVRICHESKIY SAD
Catherine II had Tavricheskiy Park and Tavricheskiy Palace built for Prince Potemkin-Tavricheskiy. The palace was designed in classical style. The manor includes a vast garden with greenhouses, artificial ponds and numerous pavilions. In ...
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MIKHAILOVSKIY SAD
The palace in Mikhailovskiy Sad was built by the architect K. Rossi over the period 1819-1825. It now houses the Russian Museum. Mikhailovskiy Sad is located between canal Griboedova and Fontanka, and is thus surrounded by water. ...
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