Saint-Petersburg sights

Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg

Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Admiralty building is the former headquarters of the Admiralty Board in St. Petersburg, Russia and once again the headquarters of the Main Navy Staff.

Alexander Palace

Alexander Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Alexander Palace (Russian: �� ) is a former imperial residence at Tsarskoye Selo, on a plateau around 30 minutes by train from St Petersburg. It is known as the favourite residence of the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II, and his family and their initial place of imprisonment after the revolution that overthrew the Romanov dynasty in early 1917. The Alexander Palace is situated in the Alexander Park, not far from the larger Catherine Palace. Today it is undergoing renovation as a museum housing relics of the former imperial dynasty.

Alexandrinsky Theatre

Alexandrinsky Theatre

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Alexandrinsky Theatre (Russian: �� ) or Russian State Pushkin Academy Drama Theater (�� . �. �. ��) is a theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The Alexandrinsky Theatre rivals the Fyodor Volkov Theatre in Yaroslavl as the oldest Russian national theatre.[1] It was founded on 30 August 1756 by a Senate decree signed by Elizabeth of Russia to play Fonvizin, Lukin, Racine, Molière, Beaumarchais, Voltaire, and Derzhavin. Since 1832, the theatre has occupied an Empire-style building that Carlo Rossi designed. It was built in 1828-1832 on Alexandrinsky Square (now Ostrovsky Square), which is situated on Nevsky Prospekt between the Russian State Library and Anichkov Palace. The theatre and the square were named after Empress consort Alexandra Feodorovna. The building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments. The premières of numerous Russian plays have been performed at the stage of the Alexandrinsky, including plays by Alexandr Griboyedov, Alexander Ostrovsky, and Anton Chekhov. Famous directors who have staged work there include Vsevolod Meyerhold, Grigori Kozintsev, Georgy Tovstonogov, and Nikolay Akimov. On 30 August 2006 the theatre reopened after reconstruction.

All Russian Pushkin Museum

All Russian Pushkin Museum

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The All Russian Pushkin Museum is a museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was established in 1953 on the basis of the All-Russian Pushkin Exhibition of 1937 which opened in Moscow.[citation needed] The exhibition was opened in Alexander Palace in the town of Pushkin in 1949. Later the exhibition was transferred to 17 halls of the Winter Palace. and in 1999 a new literary exposition entitled A. S. Pushkin: Life and Work was opened in 1999 in 18 halls of the house at 12 Moika River Embankment, the last accommodation of Alexander Pushkin. The Pushkin Museum contains over 200,000 artifacts, including memorabilia, books and works of art related to Pushkin.

Anichkov Palace

Anichkov Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Anichkov Palace (Russian: �� , Aníchkov dvorets) is a former imperial palace in Saint Petersburg, at the intersection of Nevsky Avenue and the Fontanka.

Arctic and Antarctic Museum

Arctic and Antarctic Museum

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Arctic and Antarctic Museum is a museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was established in November 1930 as part of the Soviet Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, but was not opened until six years later.[1] The museum is located in Avraam Melnikov's Neoclassical church from the 1820s and remains the largest museum dedicated to polar exploration in the world.[2] The current director of the museum is Victor Boyarsky.

Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace

Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Belosselsky-Belozersky Palace (Russian: ��́� ��́��-��́��; also known before the Revolution as the Palace of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna, the Sergei Palace, and the Dmitry Palace) is a Neo-Baroque palace at the intersection of the Fontanka River and Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The mauve-colored palace mirrors the Stroganov Palace, designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in the 1750s and situated on the opposite site of the Nevsky.

Bronze Horseman

Bronze Horseman

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Bronze Horseman (Russian: �� , literally "The Copper Horseman") is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was created by the French sculptor Étienne Maurice Falconet. It is also the name of a narrative poem written by Aleksandr Pushkin about the statue in 1833, widely considered to be one of the most significant works of Russian literature. The statue came to be known as the Bronze Horseman because of the great influence of the poem. The statue is now one of the symbols of Saint Petersburg, in much the same way that the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of New York City. Both of them were designed and built by French artists.

Cabin of Peter the Great

Cabin of Peter the Great

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The cabin of Peter the Great (Russian: Domik Petra I or Domik Petra Pervogo or Domik Petra Velikogo) is a small wooden house which was the first St Petersburg "palace" of Tsar Peter the Great. The log cabin was constructed in three days in May 1703,[1] by soldiers of the Semyonovskiy Regiment.[2] At that time, the new St Petersburg was described as "a heap of villages linked together, like some plantation in the West Indies".[3] The date of its construction is now considered to mark the foundation of the city. The design is a combination of an izba, a traditional Russian countryside house typical of the 17th century, and the Tsar's beloved Dutch Baroque, later to evolve into the Petrine Baroque. Peter built similar domiki elsewhere in Russia - for example, in Voronezh, and Vologda. The wooden cabin in St Petersburg covers only 60 square metres (650 sq ft)[4] and contains three rooms - living room, bedroom, and study. It has large ornate windows and a high hipped roof of wooden tiles.[5] Inside, the wooden walls were painted with red oil to resemble brick, and the rooms came to be known as the "red chambers" (krasnyie khoromsty).[6] There are no fires or chimneys, as it was intended to be used only in the warmer summer months. It was occupied by the Tsar between 1703 and 1708,[7] while Peter supervised the construction of the new imperial city and the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Catherine Palace

Catherine Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Catherine Palace (Russian: �� ) was the Rococo summer residence of the Russian tsars, located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), 25 km south-east of St. Petersburg, Russia.

Central Naval Museum

Central Naval Museum

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Central Naval Museum (Russian: �� -�� ) is one of the oldest Russian museums and one of the world's largest naval museums. The museum's history officially started in 1709 with the foundation of Model-kammer by Peter the Great for the conservation of ship drafts and models. Since 1924, the museum has been known by its current name. At first, the museum was located in the Main Admiralty building. However, since 1939�41, it has been located in the Old Bourse (Stock Exchange) building in St. Petersburg.

Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius

Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius (�� ) is a Russian Orthodox monastery in the coastal settlement of Strelna near St. Petersburg. It used to be one of the richest monasteries of the Russian Empire and formerly contained seven churches as well as many chapels.

Dostoevsky Museum

Dostoevsky Museum

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The F. M. Dostoevsky Literary Memorial Museum (�� -�� . �. ��), located on Kuznechny Lane 5/2 in Saint Petersburg, was opened on November 12, 1971 in the former apartment of the famous writer.[1] Fyodor Dostoyevsky lived in the apartment twice during his life: first for a short period in 1846 in the beginnings of his career, and later from October 1878 until his death in January 1881.[1] The apartment was his home during the composition of some of his most notable works, including The Double: A Petersburg Poem and The Brothers Karamazov. The apartment has been reconstructed based on the memoirs of his wife and his friends.

Hermitage museum

Hermitage museum

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Tuesdays - Saturdays: 10.30-18.00 Sundays: 10.30 - 17.00 Closed Mondays

Hermitage museum is a museum of art and culture. It is one of the largest and oldest museums of the world. It was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been opened to the public since 1852. The collection of the State Hermitage includes more than three million works of art and artifacts of the world culture. Among them are paintings, graphic works, sculptures and works of applied art, archaeol ogical finds and numismatic material.

Hero-City Obelisk

Hero-City Obelisk

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Hero-City Obelisk (Leningrad) is located in Vosstaniya Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which was known as Leningrad from 1924 to 1991. It was installed on Victory Day of May 1985 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Red Army's victory the in the German-Soviet War. The monument was designed by architects V. S. Lukyanov and A. I. Alymov.

Ioannovsky Convent

Ioannovsky Convent

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Convent of St. John of Rila (�� ) is the largest convent in St. Petersburg, Russia and the only stauropegic monastery in the region. It was established on the bank of the Karpovka River by Saint John of Kronstadt (1900) as a branch of the Sura Monastery of St. John the Baptist. The main pentacupolar church of the Twelve Apostles (1902) was built to a Neo-Byzantine design by Nikolay Nikonov. The ground floor contains the marble tomb of St. John of Kronstadt. The convent was disbanded by the Soviets in 1923. It was reopened as a branch of Pühtitsa Convent in 1991.

Kamenny Island Palace

Kamenny Island Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Neoclassical edifice was commissioned in the 1770s by Catherine II of Russia for her son Paul. It has a portico of six Tuscan columns and a spacious cour d'honneur. The river front of the palace is broken by eight Doric columns. The residence was built under the general supervision of Yury Felten. The interiors were designed by Vincenzo Brenna in imitation of Piranesi's views of Rome. Jean-François Thomas de Thomon was responsible for renovating the garden. Emperor Paul presented the palace to the former Polish king, Stanisław August Poniatowski. The palace's most famous tenant was Alexander I of Russia. After his death the estate was inherited by his brother Michael, then by his widow Helen and their daughter Catherine. Since the early 20th century the palace has fallen into neglect. It remained in use as a convalescence home for soldiers throughout the Soviet period. Along with other imperial palaces in St. Petersburg, the Stone Island Palace is part of the World Heritage site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments. It is currently closed for major repairs in view to house the city's guests.

Kunstkamera

Kunstkamera

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Kunstkamera was the first museum in Russia. Established by Peter the Great and completed in 1727, the Kunstkammer Building hosts the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, with a collection of almost 2,000,000 items. It is located on the Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Petersburg, facing the Winter Palace.

Leningrad Zoo

Leningrad Zoo

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Leningrad Zoo or Leningradskiy Zoopark (Russian: ��́�� ́��), sometimes called the Saint Petersburg Zoo or Sankt-Peterburgskiy Zoopark (Russian: ��-��́�� ́��), in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia, is located in Alexander Park on the Petrogradskaya Storona. It was founded by Sofia Gerhardt and Julius Gerhardt in 1865. It has about 2,000 animals from 410 species, including polar bears.[1] The zoo was renamed from "Zoological Garden" to "Leningrad Zoo" in 1952. In 1991 the name was retained, even after the city resumed its former name of Saint Petersburg.

Marble Palace

Marble Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Marble Palace (�� ) is one of the first Neoclassical palaces in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is situated between the Field of Mars and Palace Quay, slightly to the east from New Michael Palace. The palace was built by Count Grigory Orlov, the favorite of Empress Catherine the Great and the most powerful Russian nobleman of the 1760s. Construction started in 1768 to designs by Antonio Rinaldi, who previously had helped decorate the grand palace at Caserta near Naples. The combination of sumptuous ornamentation with rigorously classicizing monumentality, as practiced by Rinaldi, may be attributed to his earlier work under Luigi Vanvitelli in Italy. The palace takes its name from its opulent decoration in a wide variety of polychrome marbles. A rough-grained Finnish granite on the ground floor is in subtle contrast to polished pink Karelian marble of the pilasters and white Urals marble of capitals and festoons. Panels of veined bluish gray Urals marble separate the floors, while Tallinn dolomite was employed for ornamental urns. In all, 32 disparate shades of marble were used to decorate the palace. The plan of the edifice is trapezoidal: each of its four facades, though strictly symmetrical, has a different design. One of the facades conceals a recessed courtyard, where an armored car employed by Lenin during the October Revolution used to be mounted on display between 1937 and 1992. Nowadays, the court is dominated by a sturdy equestrian statue of Alexander III of Russia, the most famous work of sculptor Paolo Troubetzkoy; formerly it graced a square before the Moscow Railway Station.

Mariinsky Palace

Mariinsky Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Mariinsky Palace, also known as Marie Palace (Russian: ��c�� ), was the last Neoclassical imperial palace to be constructed in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built between 1839 and 1844 to a design by the court architect Andrei Stackensneider. The palace stands on the south side of St Isaac's Square, just across the 99-metre-wide Blue Bridge from Saint Isaac's Cathedral. In the 18th century, the plot belonged to Zakhar Tchernyshov and contained his mansion (1762-68), which was occasionally let to Prince of Condé and other foreign worthies visiting the Russian capital. In 1825-39, the Tchernyshov mansion housed a military school, where Mikhail Lermontov studied for two years.

Mariinsky Theatre

Mariinsky Theatre

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Mariinsky Theatre (Russian: �� , Mariinskiy Teatr, also spelled Maryinsky, Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. The Mariinsky Theatre is home to the Mariinsky Ballet, Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Orchestra. Since Yuri Temirkanov's retirement in 1988, the conductor Valery Gergiev has served as its general director.

Menshikov Palace

Menshikov Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Menshikov Palace (Russian: �� ) is a Petrine Baroque edifice in Saint Petersburg, situated on Universitetskaya Embankment of the Bolshaya Neva on Vasilyevsky Island.[1] It was the first stone building in the city. Since 1981, it has served as a public museum, a branch of the Hermitage Museum. The palace was founded in 1710 as a residence of Saint Petersburg Governor General Alexander Menshikov and built by Italian architects Giovanni Maria Fontana, and, later, German architect Gottfried Johann Schädel. It was opened in 1711, but the construction continued until 1727 (assisted by Domenico Trezzini, Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Georg Johann Mattarnovy and Jean-Baptiste Le Blond), when Menshikov with his family was exiled to Siberia and his property was confiscated. In 1731, Cadet Corps were established and occupied the palace and neighboring buildings. At the end of the 19th century the Menshikov Palace was restored and became the museum of the Corps. In 1924, its collections were moved to the Hermitage and other museums. From 1956-1981 the Menshikov Palace was restored again and finally opened to the public as a branch of the Hermitage Museum with a collection of Russian art of the late 17th-early 18th century.

Mikhaylovsky Palace

Mikhaylovsky Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Michael (Mikhaylovsky) Palace may refer to one of the following palaces in St. Petersburg, Russia: Saint Michael's Castle, constructed in 1797-1801 as a residence for Emperor Paul I Old Michael Palace, constructed in 1819-1825, a Neoclassical palace of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, designed by Carlo Rossi, currently housing the State Russian Museum since 1895 New Michael Palace, constructed in 1857-1861, also known as New Michael Place, an eclectic palace on the Palace Embankment, designed by Andrei Shtakenschneider for Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich of Russia

Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps (Russian: ��-�� , �� ), also known simply as the Artillery Museum, is a state-owned military museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its collections, consisting of Russian military equipment, uniforms and decorations, are hosted in the Kronverk (a crownwork) of the Peter and Paul Fortress situated on the right bank of the Neva near Alexander Park. The museum is managed by the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Moika Palace

Moika Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Moika Palace or Yusupov Palace (Russian: �� , literally the Palace of the Yusupovs on the Moika) was once the primary residence in St. Petersburg, Russia of the House of Yusupov. The building was the site of Grigori Rasputin's murder in 1916.[1] The palace was first built around 1770 by the French architect Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe. Over the years numerous well-known architects worked on the palace, and it is known for the hodgepodge of architectural styles.

Monument to Nicholas I

Monument to Nicholas I

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Monument to Nicholas I (Russian: �� I) is a bronze equestrian monument of Nicholas I of Russia on St Isaac's Square (in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Unveiled on July 7th [O.S. June 25th] 1859, the statue was a technical wonder of its time; it spans six meters and was the first equestrian statue in the world with merely two support points (the rear hoofs of the horse).

Moscow Triumphal Gate

Moscow Triumphal Gate

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Moscow Triumphal Gate (Russian: ��́�� ́�� ́��, Moskovskiye Triumfalnye vorota) is a Neoclassical triumphal arch in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The monument � built mainly in cast iron � was erected in 1834 -1838 in the memory of the Russian victory in the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829.

Museum of electrical transport in Saint Petersburg

Museum of electrical transport in Saint Petersburg

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Museum was established in 1967 and it is therefore the oldest museum of electrical transport in Russia. Museum is based at the oldest Vasileostrovsky tram depot in Saint Petersburg, which was built in 1906 - 1908. Actually museum collection conducts history since 1997. To celebrating of the 90 anniversary of the St.-Petersburg tram all basic samples of the trams working in St.-Petersburg have been restored. In a museum there are also static exhibits: archival documents and photos, cards, breadboard models horsecar and trams, samples of uniform of workers of a tram, original cash registers. The museum is opened for visitors daily from Tuesday till Saturday. Excursions are spent under the schedule. On May, 21st, 2011 the museum has taken part for the first time in the action Night of Museums

Museum of Military Medicine

Museum of Military Medicine

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Museum of Military Medicine (Russian: ��-�� ) is situated in the center of Saint Petersburg, Russia, in front of Vitebsky Rail Terminal.

Nabokov House

Nabokov House

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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It is a medium to large townhouse, built in the 19th century, in the Neo-Renaissance style. Between 1897 and the October Revolution the house was the property of the Nabokovs, who had obtained it as a dowry of Elena Rukavishnikova (Vladimir Nabokov's mother). Vladimir Vladimirovich lived in the house until November 1917. The house is meticulously described in his autobiography The Other Shores and Speak, Memory. For Vladimir the house remained the only house in the world. Subsequently, even when he grew rich, he never acquired any other house and preferred to live in hotels.

Narva Triumphal Arch

Narva Triumphal Arch

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Narva Triumphal Arch (lit. Gate, Russian: ��́�� ́�� ́��) was erected in the vast Narva Square (known as the Stachek Square in Soviet years), Saint Petersburg, in 1814 to commemorate the Russian victory over Napoleon. The wooden structure was constructed on the Narva highway with the purpose of greeting the soldiers who were returning from abroad after their victory over Napoleon. The architect of the original Narva Arch was Giacomo Quarenghi. The program was meant to respond to the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris, originally erected to celebrate Napoleon's victory over the Allies at Austerlitz, but the material used was a weather-resistant plaster that was never intended to be permanent.

New Michael Palace

New Michael Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The New Michael Palace (��-�� , Novo-Mikhailovsky Palace) was the third Saint Petersburg palace designed by Andrei Stackenschneider for Nicholas I's children. It was built between 1857 and 1862 on the Palace Embankment, between the Hermitage Museum buildings (to the west) and the Marble Palace (to the east). The palace was commissioned by Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia on the occasion of his wedding to Cecilie of Baden.[1] The design is a Revivalist medley of quotations from the Renaissance, Baroque, and the Louis XVI styles.[2] The Rococo interiors are ornate yet airy. The statuary is by David Jensen. Some of the paintings are by Michael Zichy. A residential wing of the palace (the so-called Equerry Wing) fronts on Millionnaya Street. Its decoration is not as riotous, but the distinctive curvilinear facade reflects the Italianate taste of the 1740s. The wing has its origin in the Baroque palace of Chancellor Tcherkassky whose design has been attributed to Pyotr Yeropkin.[2] After the Russian Revolution the palace housed a branch of the Communist Academy. Then in 1949 it was occupied by the Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS), later the Leningrad branch of the IOS, and it is currently occupied by its successor, the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts.[3] The building stands well preserved thanks to a major restoration effort of 2005-2009. The former stables were recently reconstructed with funds provided by Qaboos bin Said al Said in order to house some 1,000,000 Oriental books and manuscripts from the institute's collection.[4]

Nicholas Palace

Nicholas Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Nicholas Palace (Russian: �� , Nikolayevsky dvorets) was one of several St Petersburg palaces designed by Andreas Stackensneider (1802-65) for the children of Nicholas I of Russia. The palace of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaievich of Russia forms part of a sprawling complex incorporating a palatial church, a manege, and several outbuildings separated from Labour Square by a cast-iron fence. In 1894 the edifice reverted to the crown and was transformed into the Xenia Institute for Noble Young Ladies (Russian: �� , Kseninskii institut blagorodnykh devits). It was described by E. M. Almedingen in her memoirs: At certain functions in the great paneled white hall it was easy to imagine yourself plunged into the court life of the late eighteenth century. ... The palace, for all its enormous size, was beautiful. The sweep of that regal, gray marble staircase, curving off to the right and the left, must have been an architectural marvel. We played in halls, their high ceilings supported by Corinthian pillars, their walls covered with most exquisite paneling. We read and studied in rooms with lovely mirrors, framed in the scrolled and carven fantasies of great artists. We slept in dormitories, their walls covered by delicate frescoes. ... The exquisite staircase... swept down to a hall where a gigantic Cerberus of a porter, magnificent in scarlet and gold, stood on duty. The great front doors, splendid with carved wood and panes of cut glass, were nearly always closed.[1] The Bolsheviks renamed it Palace of Labour (Russian: �� , Dvorets truda) and handed it over to the trade unions, who destroyed some parts of the original eclectic interiors in order to adapt the palace for their own headquarters. As of 2004, the trade unions are leasing a large part of the edifice to commercial enterprises as offices.

Peter and Paul Fortress

Peter and Paul Fortress

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Peter and Paul Fortress (Russian: ��́�� ́��, Petropavlovskaya Krepost) is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706-1740

Peterhof Grand Palace

Peterhof Grand Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Peterhof Grand Palace (Russian: �� , is actually a part of palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These Palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the "Russian Versailles". The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Partridge Room The largest of Peterhof's palaces looks truly imposing when seen from the Lower or Upper Gardens, but in fact it is quite narrow and not overly large. Of its approximately thirty public rooms, several deserve mention. The Chesma Hall is decorated with twelve large paintings of the Battle of Chesma, a stunning naval victory of the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774. These were painted between 1771 and 1773 by the German artist Jacob Philipp Hackert. His first renderings of the great battle scenes were criticized by witnesses as not showing realistically the effect of exploding ships � the flying timbers, great flames, smoke, and fireballs. Catherine II assisted the artist by exploding a frigate in the harbor of Livorno, Italy, for the benefit of Hackert, who had never seen a naval battle firsthand. Hackert also did not research the actual positions of the Russian and Turkish forces during the battle, so the scenes depicted are somewhat fanciful, but do effectively convey drama and destruction of naval warfare. The East and West Chinese Cabinets were decorated between 1766 and 1769 to exhibit objects of decorative art imported from the East. The walls were decorated with imitation Oriental patterns by Russian craftsmen, and hung with Chinese landscape paintings in yellow and black lacquer. Another room, positioned at the center of the palace, bears the name of the Picture Hall. Its walls are almost entirely covered by a series of 368 paintings, mostly of variously dressed women, differing in appearance and even age, yet most were drawn from a single model. These were purchased in 1764 from the widow of the Italian artist P. Rotari, who died in St. Petersburg.

Russian cruiser Aurora

Russian cruiser Aurora

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Aurora (Russian: ��́��; English transliteration: Avrora) is a 1900 Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg. She battled the Japanese Navy in the Russo-Japanese War. One of the first incidents of the October Revolution in Russia took place on the cruiser Aurora.

Russian Museum

Russian Museum

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The State Russian Museum (formerly the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III) is the largest depository of Russian fine art in St Petersburg. The museum was established on April 13, 1895, upon enthronement of Nicholas II to commemorate his father, Alexander III. Its original collection was composed of artworks taken from the Hermitage Museum, Alexander Palace, and the Imperial Academy of Arts. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, many private collections were nationalized and relocated to the Russian Museum. These included Kazimir Malevich's Black Square. The main building of the museum is the Mikhailovsky Palace, a splendid Neoclassical residence of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich, erected in 1819-25 to a design by Carlo Rossi on Square of Arts in St Petersburg. Upon the death of the Grand Duke the residence was named after his wife as the Palace of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, and became famous for its many theatrical presentations and balls. Some of the halls of the palace retain the Italianate opulent interiors[1] of the former imperial residence. Other buildings assigned to the Russian museum include the Summer Palace of Peter I (1710�14), the Marble Palace of Count Orlov (1768�85), St Michael's Castle of Emperor Paul (1797�1801), and the Rastrelliesque Stroganov Palace on the Nevsky Prospekt (1752�54). The Russian Museum of Ethnography. The Ethnographic Department was originally set up in a building specially designed by Vladimir Svinyin in 1902.[2] The museum soon housed gifts received by Emperor's family from representatives of peoples inhabiting various regions of the Russian Empire. Further exhibits were purchased by Nicholas II and other members of his family as State financing was not enough to purchase new exhibits. In 1934, the Ethnographic Department was given the status of an independent museum: the Russian Museum of Ethnography.

Saint Michael's Castle

Saint Michael's Castle

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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St. Michael's Castle (Russian: �� , Mikhailovsky zamok), also called the Mikhailovsky Castle or the Engineers Castle (Russian: �� , Inzhenerny zamok), is a former royal residence in the historic centre of Saint Petersburg, Russia. St. Michael's Castle was built as a residence for Emperor Paul I by architects Vincenzo Brenna and Vasili Bazhenov in 1797-1801. The castle looks different from each side, as the architects used the motifs of various architectural styles such as French Classicism, Italian Renaissance and Gothic.

Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden

Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden, also known as the Botanic Gardens of the Komarov Botanical Institute or the Komarov Botanical Garden, is the oldest botanical garden in Russia, consisting of outdoor and rich indoor collections, which is situated on Aptekarsky Island in Saint Petersburg and belongs to the Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is 18.9 ha in area, and is bordered by Aptekarsky Prospekt (main entrance), Prof. Popov Street (second entrance), as well as the embankments of the river Karpovka and the river Bolshaya Nevka.

Saint Petersburg Toy Museum

Saint Petersburg Toy Museum

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Saint Petersburg Toy Museum (Russian: ��-��́�� ́� ��́��) is a non-state cultural establishment.

Smolny Convent

Smolny Convent

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Smolny Convent or Smolny Convent of the Resurrection (Voskresensky), located on Ploschad Rastrelli, on the bank of the River Neva in Saint Petersburg, Russia, consists of a cathedral (sobor) and a complex of buildings surrounding it, originally intended for a convent.

Stroganov Palace

Stroganov Palace

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The Stroganov Palace (Russian: �� ) is a Late Baroque palace at the intersection of the Moika River and Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The palace was built to Bartolomeo Rastrelli's designs for Baron Sergei Grigoriyevich Stroganov in 1753-1754. The interiors were remodeled by Andrey Voronikhin at the turn of the 19th century.

Summer Garden

Summer Garden

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The Summer Garden (Russian: ��́�� , Letniy Sad) occupies an island between the Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal in Saint Petersburg and shares its name with the adjacent Summer Palace of Peter the Great.

Summer Palace of Peter the Great

Summer Palace of Peter the Great

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The Summer Palace (�� ) is a diminutive residence of Peter the Great that was built in 1710-14 in his new capital, St. Petersburg, on the bank of the Fontanka River, in what is now the Summer Garden. The design was by Domenico Trezzini.[1] This simple Dutch-style (Petrine Baroque) mansion contains just 14 main rooms.[2] The mansion was designed as an entertainment pavilion and was intended for warm weather use only. Peter moved into the partially completed palace in 1712 and spent summers here until his death in 1725. He occupied the lower level while his wife Catherine preferred the upper rooms.[2] An innovative feature of this palace is the still extant central heating system which featured solid fuel burning boilers and elaborate porcelain ductwork, with extensive ornamental painting. The ornamental frieze and bas-reliefs are attributed to Andreas Schlüter.[1] Peter's daughter Elizaveta Petrovna had her own Summer Palace built on the Field of Mars slightly to the west. The older palace has stood untenanted since the 1840s. Its oak interiors were reconstructed in the early 1960s.[1] The house was open to the public as a branch of the Russian Museum until it closed down for repairs in 2009.

Suvorov Museum

Suvorov Museum

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Suvorov Memorial Museum (Russian: �� ) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is a military museum dedicated to the memory of Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov (1729-1800). It was founded in 1900 to commemorate the centenary of Suvorov's death and was inaugurated four years later, on the 175th anniversary of Suvorov's birth, with much pageantry, in the presence of Emperor Nicholas II. In 1904, the museum moved into the present building, purpose-built to a flamboyant design by Alexander von Hohen in a dramatic Russian Revival style. The building's austere outlook derives primarily from medieval Muscovite military architecture. Apart from the Suvorov family coat of arms and signs of military glory, the facade displays two mosaics representing "Suvorov Leaving Russia for Italy in 1799" and "Suvorov Crossing the Alps". The museum's collections, exceeding 100,000 items in 2002, were acquired through purchase and private donations. The Communist authorities had the museum closed down in 1919 and the collections were dispersed to other museums. In the 1930s, the building housed the AeroMuseum. During the Siege of Leningrad, it was damaged by a bomb. During the Great Patriotic War the respect of Suvorov was restored in the Soviet military. As a consequence, the museum building was renovated in 1950 and resumed its activity the following year. The latest restoration was undertaken in 1995-2000.

Tauride Palace

Tauride Palace

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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Tauride Palace (Russian: Tavrichesky dvorets, �� ) is one of the largest and most historic palaces in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Tolstoy House

Tolstoy House

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The Tolstoy House is a large and well-known apartment building in St. Petersburg, located at 15-17 Rubenstein Street and 54 Fontanka Embankment. The building was designed by Fyodor Lidval[1] in the �Northern Modern� style. The building was constructed in 1910-1912 under the aegis of Major-General Count Mikhail Pavlovich Tolstoy,[2] nephew of the 1812 war hero P. A. Tolstoy. After Tolstoy's death in 1913, ownership devolved to his widow Countess Olga Tolstoy (born a princess of the Vasilchikova family, daughter of Prince Alexander Illarionovich Vasilchikova, a second in the famous 1841 duel between Mikhail Lermontov and Nikolai Martynov).

Vorontsov Palace

Vorontsov Palace

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The Vorontsov Palace (Russian: ��́�� ́�) is a Baroque palace compound which occupies a large parcel of land wedged between Sadovaya Street and the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The palace of 50 rooms was built at enormous expense by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli for Count Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov, Empress Elizabeth's chancellor and maternal relative. The palace took 8 years to build, starting in 1749. After his niece Elizabeth fell from grace, Vorontsov was effectively exiled from the court and sold his main residence to the crown. Paul I of Russia gave it to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, of which he was Grand Master. Another Italian architect working in Russia, Giacomo Quarenghi, was then asked to modernise the palace. In 1798-1800, Quarenghi added a Catholic chapel to serve exiled French aristocrats who resided in the Russian capital at the turn of the 19th century. See Russian tradition of the Knights Hospitaller for details. After 1810 the Vorontsov Palace housed a succession of exclusive military schools, including the famous Page Corps (1810-1918) and the Suvorov Military School (from 1955). The palace is screened from Sadovaya Street by an elaborate cast iron grille and is separated from the Fontanka Embankment by a large garden. The Chapel of the Order of Malta went through extensive restoration in 2003 and is currently used for organ recitals.

Winter Palace

Winter Palace

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The Winter Palace (Russian: �� ) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. Situated between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great's original Winter Palace, the present and fourth Winter Palace was built and altered almost continuously between the late 1730s and 1837, when it was severely damaged by fire and immediately rebuilt. The storming of the palace in 1917 became an iconic symbol of the Russian Revolution.

Yelagin Palace

Yelagin Palace

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Yelagin Palace (�� ; also Yelaginsky or Yelaginoostrovsky Dvorets) completed in 1822 is a palace in Saint Petersburg which is situated on Yelagin Island in the Neva River and served as a royal summer palace during the reign of Tsar Alexander I. Constructed on the site of an earlier mansion built during the rule of Catherine the Great, the villa was designed for Alexander's mother, Maria Fyodorovna, by the architect Carlo Rossi. The palace was destroyed during World War II but was rebuilt and currently houses a museum.

Zhuravli

Zhuravli

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The Dagestani poet Rasul Gamzatov, when visiting Hiroshima, was impressed by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the monument to Sadako Sasaki.[citation needed] The memory of paper cranes made by the girl haunted him for months and inspired him to write a poem starting with the now famous lines: "It seems to me sometimes that our soldiers That were not to return from fields of gore Did not lie down into our land But turned into a wedge (triangle) of white cranes...". The poem was originally written by Rasul Gamzatov in Avar language. Its famous Russian translation was soon made by a Russian poet and translator Naum Grebnyov. The poem's publication in the journal Novy Mir caught the attention of the famous singer and actor Mark Bernes (often called the Russian Frank Sinatra) who revised the lyrics and asked Yan Frenkel to compose the music. When Frenkel first played his new song, Bernes (who was ill with cancer) cried because he felt that this song was about his own fate: "There is a small empty spot in the crane wedge. Maybe it is reserved for me. One day I will join them, and from the skies I will call on all of you whom I had left on the Earth." . Bernes' new song premiered in 1969 and has since become one of the best known Russian-language songs all over the world. Bernes died a week after the recording. In the aftermath, white cranes have become associated with dead soldiers, so much so that a range of WWII memorials in the former Soviet Union feature the image of flying cranes and, in several instances, even the lines from the song.

Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Hermitage museum, Lyteyniy str. 54

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The Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science is a Russian museum devoted to zoology. It is located in Saint Petersburg, on Universitetskaya Embankment. It's one of the ten largest nature history museums in the world. Peter the Great's Kunstkamera collections included zoological specimens. In 1724 the museum became a part of the Russian Academy of Sciences. A printed catalogue of the contents was published in 1742.It listed the zoology, botany , geology and anthropology specimens and contained an album of etchings of the building and plan of some of its parts. In 1766 Peter Simon Pallas, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was appointed Curator of Zoology. In 1832 the zoological collections were split from the Kunstkamera and in 1896 moved nearby to its present location in the former southern warehouse of the Saint Petersburg bourse (constructed in 1826-1832). In 1931 the Zoological Institute was established within the Academy of Sciences, which included the museum. In the front hall of the museum, with the monument to Karl Ernst von Baer by the entrance, the exhibition of the zoological collection of the Kunstkamera acquired by Peter the Great in the early 18th century is located, as well as skeletons of cetaceans, including the enormous 27 m long blue whale in the middle of it, and mounted pinnipeds. In the gallery above the front hall the entomological collection is displayed. The second and third halls form a long passage with systematic collections and dioramas dating back to the early 20th century and are situated to the left of the front hall. The second hall hosts the collection of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and invertebrates, mounted or preserved in formalin, and their skeletons or shells. The collection of mammals, including woolly mammoths, is displayed in the third hall.

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