St. Petersburg Things to Do

This building was designed in 1806 by D. Kvarengi. It was initially destined to be a closed educational institute for girls of the nobility. It is located to the south of the convent complex around the Smolnyi Sobor (Smolnyi C... more

This mighty Doric column, cut from a giant granite monolith with a bronze base, cap, bas-reliefs and a sculpture on top, was put on Palace Square in memory of victory in the war of 1812. The huge granite monolith weighs 704 met... more

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

This is a metal three-part bridge 334.3 meters long and 23.5 meters wide which crosses the river not far from the Smol'nyi Institut. It was built in 1911 under engineer G.G. Krivoshein and architect I.P. Anyshkov. It was opened... more

This bridge is a three-bay stone structure 54.6 meters long and 37.9 meters wide crossing the Fontanka river at Nevskii Prospekt. It was built in 1715 and marked the entrance to the city and for a long time served as a sentry g... more

This is a three-bay bridge 57.1 meters long and 14.7 meters wide crossing the Fontanka River at Ploshchad' Lomonosova. It was originally a drawbridge with a two-winged wooden bay between two side bay-arches. The raising mechani... more

L'vinyi Most (Lion Bridge) is a pedestrian suspension bridge 22.4 meters long and 2.2 meters wide crossing the Canal Griboedova near Teatral'naia Ploshchad'. It was built in 1826 by engineers G.M. Tretter and V.A. Khristianovic... more

This suspension bridge is 20.2 meters long and only 1.85 meters (6 feet 1 inch) wide crossing Kanal Griboedova not far from Kazan Cathedral. The bridge took its name from the building of the former Assignation Bank&emdash;now t... more

This is a one-section arched bridge 17.7 meters long and 72 meters wide crossing the river Moika in front of the Glinka State Kapella building. In 1834 a wooden bridge was erected on this site to allow troops to pass in the ope... more

In 1826 Nicholas I enlisted architect Adam Menelaws to construct a “farmhouse” in the Alexandria Park near the Grand Palace at Peterhof. What he ended up with instead was an English Gothic-style cottage. There are all sorts of... more