Saint Petersburg: Historical Place
Places and attractions in the Historical place 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...
Cabin of Peter the Great
The Cabin of Peter the Great, a modest log structure in the heart of Saint Petersburg, Russia, stands as a testament to the city's imperial origins. Built in just three days in 1703, this unassuming cabin served as the first residence of Tsar Peter I, known as Peter...
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...
Summer Palace of Peter the Great
The Summer Palace of Peter the Great is a historical gem nestled in the heart of Saint Petersburg, Russia. This modest two-story building, constructed between 1710 and 1714, is one of the earliest palaces in the city, designed for the first Russian Emperor, Peter I.
Saint Petersburg City Duma
Saint Petersburg City Duma was established in 1785 in the course of Catherine the Great's municipal reform. Emperor Paul replaced it by the so-called Ratusha, but his son, Alexander I, had the Duma restored four years later.
State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg
The State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, known as the Museum of Leningrad History from 1955 to 1991, is a museum of the city history in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The headquarters of the museum are located in the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was established in 1938 as the Museum of History and Development of Leningrad.
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.
Senate Square
Senate Square, formerly known as Decembrists' Square from the 1920s to 2008, and as Peter's Square, from 1782 to 1925, is a city square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is situated on the left bank of the Bolshaya Neva, in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral.
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.
Rimsky-Korsakov Apartment and Museum
The Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Memorial Museum-Apartment is a branch of the St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music.
The Bronze Horseman
Equestrian statue of Peter the Great The Bronze Horseman is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was opened to the public on 7 August 1782.
Plekhanov House
The Plekhanov House forms part of the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It includes 72 archives of materials dating back to 1799.
2 Rossi Street
2 Architect Rossi Street is a building in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is located at the corner of Ostrovsky Square and Architect Rossi Street, which is named for the Italian architect Carlo Rossi who spent his working life in Russia.
Kronstadtskij futstok
The Kronstadt Footstick is a footstick for measuring the level of the Baltic Sea, installed at the mouth of the Blue Bridge over the Obvodny Canal in Kronstadt.
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City of St. Petersburg