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SIGHTS, ART & MUSEUMS
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Metro «Gor'kovskaya»,
Downtown area
Zayachy Island, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000
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Culture, History, Sculpture, Sight
It was founded in 1703. It is the oldest architectural set of St. Petersburg. It lost its significance as a fortress and was a dungeon for those who were considered to be a threat to be state up untill 1917.
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Metro «Nevskiy Prospekt»,
Downtown area
Palace Square, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000
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Culture, Events, History, Painting, Sculpture, Sight
Heart of Saint-Petersburg, Palace Square placed between Nevsky avenue and embankment of Neva river. Lined by the imperious Winter Palace (now 'Hermitage') and the sweeping majesty of the General Staff building, this square is one of the world's most impressive inner-city expanses.
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Metro «Gostinnyy dvor»,
Downtown area
St Isaac Square, 1, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000
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Culture, History, Painting, Religion, Sculpture, Sight
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Metro «Nevskiy Prospekt»,
Embankments area
Dvortsovyy proyezd, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000
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Sculpture, Sight
Palace Bridge placed across the Neva river near the Winter Palace and Dvortsovaya Square. It connects the Admiralteiskii area of the city with Vasilievsky Island. During summer months (May - November), the central section composed of two wings, traditionally opens during the night to allow shipping traffic to pass.
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Metro «Nevskiy Prospekt»,
Downtown area
Kazanskaya ploshchad, 2, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186
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Culture, History, Religion, Sculpture, Sight
Nowdays, with it's own garden and fountain, Kazansky Cathedral become not only the Orthodox Church and Museum of Religion. On the opposite site, near to Griboedov's Canal Station, it is also well known as beautiful meeting point.
It's a master-piece of architecture in the middle of Nevsky avenue.
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