Saint Petersburg: Architecture
Places and attractions in the Architecture category
Categories
- Museum
- Bridge
- Church
- Palace
- History museum
- Universities and schools
- Baroque architecture
- Theater
- Concerts and shows
- Park
- Historical place
- Memorial
- Specialty museum
- Street
- Art museum
- Cemetery
- Art Nouveau architecture
- Monuments and statues
- Architecture
- Canal
- Military museum
- Unesco
- Shopping
- Empire architecture
- Square
- Vasily Stasov
- Sport
- Sport venue
- Island
- Vernacular architecture
- Sacred and religious sites
- Temple
- Auguste de Montferrand
- Concert hall
- Arenas and stadiums
- Forts and castles
- Andrei Shtakenschneider
- Modern art museum
- Science museum
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Monastery
- Opera
- Locality
- Library
- Natural attraction
- Nature
- Neighbourhood
Pavlovsk Palace
Pavlovsk Palace is an 18th-century Russian imperial residence built by Catherine the Great for her son, Grand Duke Paul, in the city of Saint Petersburg. This elegant example of classical architecture is nestled within the sprawling Pavlovsk Park, one of the largest in...
Marble Palace
Museum of Russian art and sculpture Nestled in the historic heart of Saint Petersburg, the Marble Palace stands as a testament to Russia's rich cultural heritage and architectural prowess. This neoclassical marvel, completed in 1785, is an exquisite museum that was once the opulent residence of the...
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Church founded by Peter I in 1710 Nestled in the heart of Saint Petersburg, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra stands as a testament to the city's spiritual heritage and architectural grandeur. This historic monastery, founded in 1710 by Peter the Great, is named in honor of the revered Russian military hero...
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
18th-century Romanov dynasty burial site Nestled in the heart of Saint Petersburg, Russia, stands the majestic Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, an architectural marvel and a spiritual beacon for the city. As the oldest landmark in Saint Petersburg, this cathedral is not only a place of worship but also a...
House of Soviets
The House of Soviets is the office building built in Stalinist style in the late 1930s in Saint Petersburg. It is located in the Moskovsky District of Saint Petersburg. It has been described as "the purest form of totalitarian monumentality".
Alexis Palace
Alexeevsky Palace is a Revivalist palace compound on the bank of the Moika River in Saint Petersburg. It was erected in the mid-1880s as a private residence of Grand Duke Alexis and his family.
Fort Alexander
Fort Alexander, also Fort Alexander I, or Plague Fort is a naval fortress on an artificial island in the Gulf of Finland near St. Petersburg and Kronstadt. From 1899 to 1917, the fort housed a research laboratory on plague and other bacterial diseases.
Admiralty
The Admiralty Building is the former headquarters of the Admiralty Board and the Imperial Russian Navy in Central St. Petersburg, Russia and the current headquarters of the Russian Navy.
Kamenny Island Palace
Kamenny Island Palace is a former imperial palace on the south-western promontory of Kamenny Island in St. Petersburg. The Neoclassical edifice was commissioned in the 1770s by Catherine II of Russia for her son Paul.
Singer House
Singer House, also widely known as the House of the Book, is a building in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt and the Griboyedov Canal, directly opposite the Kazan Cathedral.
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