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SIGHTS, ART & MUSEUMS
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Metro «Nevskiy Prospekt»,
Downtown area
Zayachy Island, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000
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Culture, History, Museum, Sculpture, Sight
The State Museum of History of St. Petersburg is one of the major museums of Russia. Its main subject is the historical and cultural reserve "The Peter and Paul Fortress" - and outstanding architectural monument of the 18th century.
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Metro «Ploshchad' Lenina»,
Ñity centre area
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History, Museum, Sight
The Cruiser Aurora, moored at Petrovskaya Embankment, in front of the Naval School named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov, is not only a monument to Russian shipbuilding, but also a symbol of the Soviet epoch.
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Metro «Gor'kovskaya»,
Ñity centre area
Kronverkskiy prospekt, 7, St Petersburg, Russia, 197046
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History, Religion, Sculpture, Sight
The Saint-Petersburg Mosque from 1913 was the largest mosque in Europe, its minarets attaining 49 meters in height and the impressive dome rising 39 meters high.
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Metro «Gostinnyy dvor»,
Ñity centre area
Letniy Sad, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000
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Sight
The Summer Garden is located where the Fontanka River flows out of the Neva River. It was founded in 1704 by order of Peter the Great, who was personally involved in planning it, and is laid out according to strict geometrical principles.
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Metro «Gostinnyy dvor»,
Downtown area
Sadovaya St, 26, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000
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History, Sculpture, Sight
Vorontsovskiy Palace is one of the splendid St-Petersburg's palaces. It was built in 1757 by Bartholomew Francesco Rastrelli for Prime Minister M. I. Vorontsov.
Nowadays there is Suvorov's Naval Academy and it is very close to Gostiny Dvor (shopping arcade).
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