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Architectural Building Attractions In St. Petersburg

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Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012, part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million . An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject . Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May [O.S. 16 May] 1703. On 1 September 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd , on 26 January 1924 to Leningrad , and on 1 October 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. During the periods 1713–1728 and 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imp...
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Architectural Building Attractions In St. Petersburg

  • 1. Catherine Palace and Park Pushkin
    The Catherine Palace is a Rococo palace located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo , 30 km south of St. Petersburg, Russia. It was the summer residence of the Russian tsars.
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  • 2. Pavlovsk Palace and Park Pavlovsk
    Pavlovsk Palace is an 18th-century Russian Imperial residence built by the order of Catherine the Great for her son, Grand Duke Paul, in Pavlovsk, within Saint Petersburg. After his death, it became the home of his widow, Maria Feodorovna. The palace and the large English garden surrounding it are now a Russian state museum and public park.
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  • 4. Oranienbaum Lomonosov
    Oranienbaum is a Russian royal residence, located on the Gulf of Finland west of St. Petersburg. The Palace ensemble and the city centre are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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  • 5. The Hermitage Pavilion Pushkin
    The Catherine Palace is a Rococo palace located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo , 30 km south of St. Petersburg, Russia. It was the summer residence of the Russian tsars.
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  • 6. Museum Russia in World War I Pushkin
    The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is the largest museum of European art in Moscow, located in Volkhonka street, just opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. The International musical festival Svyatoslav Richter's December nights has been held in the Pushkin museum since 1981.
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  • 7. New Peterhof Railway Station Peterhof
    The following is a list of notable buildings in the Gothic Revival style.
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  • 8. Moscow Gate Pushkin
    Moscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17 million within the urban area. Moscow is one of Russia's federal cities. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city entirely on the European continent. By broader definitions Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the 14th largest metro area, the 18th largest agglomeration, the 14th largest urban area, and the 11th largest by population within city limits worldwide. According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world by Mercer and has one of the world's largest urban economies, being ranked as an alpha global city according to the Globaliza...
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