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The Bronze Horseman (Mednyi Vsadnik) is probably St. Petersburg's best known monument to Peter the Great. Rearing above a huge stone, the horse and its rider seem set to conquer the city. The dynamic sculpture was created, in 1... more
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Commissioned by Peter the Great and built from 1722 to 1742 by Italian architect Domenico Trezzini, the Twelve Colleges is now part of St. Petersburg State University. The building is something of an architectural curiosity - t... more
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This a striking structure, not only because of the shade of green it stands in but also because of its incongruity in an area made up of a good deal of 'Constructivist' architecture dating from the 1920s. Originally a makeshift... more
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Founded at the Botanical Institute, on Petrogradskaia Storona, the Garden is open to the general public. A park laid out in the open air presents hundreds of plant species from various corners of the world; from Northern Americ... more
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The last house on Ulitsa Dekabristov, which runs by the Mariinskii Theatre. This is the very house where Blok—the great Russian symbolist poet of the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century—spent the last 9 years of h... more
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Shlisselburg (earlier Oreshek) fortress is a unique architectural and historic monument, situated on an island in the estuary of Neva. It was established in 1323 and played a very important role in Russia's history. In 1612 Swe... more
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St. Petersburg Travel Experiences
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From Russia with Love
We checked out of our hostel on the 13th of February and spent the day wandering around Tallinn. Our bus didn't leave until 11.40pm... Continue reading »
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St Petersburg on a business trip to attend a conference. I was here about the same time last year when the first snow arrived and it was... Continue reading »
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St Petersberg Siteseeing
Today was a full day of sightseeting and entertainment. The day started with a drive around the heritage area of the city, past the old c... Continue reading »
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St Petersburg (Day 1)
We are delayed leaving the ship by the local immigration officers. When we do disembark, we discover there is second cruise ship behind u... Continue reading »
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Saint Petersburg in the Summer
St. Petersburg is a great city to visit because it is so beautiful and has such a fascinating history. There are a number of things to do... Continue reading »
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Popular St. Petersburg Hotels
- Apricot Hostel
- Rossiya St Petersburg
- Novotel St Petersburg Centre
- St. Petersburg Serviced Apartments
- Rinaldi by the Hermitage
- Hotel Pribaltiyskaya
- Moskva Hotel
- Pulkovskaya Hotel
- Best Eastern Piter Hotel
- Azimut Hotel St Petersburg
Popular St. Petersburg Things to Do
- Dvortsovaia Ploshchad' (Palace Square)
- Edmond J Safra Grand Choral Synagogue (The)
- Ermitazh (Hermitage, The)
- Letnyi Sad (Summer Gardens)
- Griboedov Club
- Titanik (Titanic)
- Peterhof
- Tavricheskii Sad (Tauride Gardens, The)
- Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad
- Petropavlovskaia Krepost' (Peter and Paul Fortress)
