St. Petersburg the Russia of the Tzars
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Saint Petersburg___________________
Founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27, 1703, it was capital of the Russian !pire
for !ore than two hundred years" #eased bein$ the capital in 1%1& after the Russian
Re'olution of 1%17"
The city(s other na!es were)Petrograd*1%1+1%2+- andLeningrad*1%2+1%%1-
Russia__________________________________
- So Petersburgo
Russian Federation
- Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter ., the Great, in 1703" .n 1721 the sa!e tsar / co!in$fro! the Ro!ano' ouse / proclai!ed the Russian !pire, which beca!e nown as Russia and
t" Petersbur$ was its capital for !ore than two hundred years" The city also had the na!es of
Petro$rad *1%1+/1%2+- and after the 1%17 re'olution, enin$rad *1%2+/1%%1-"
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Peterhof Palace / the su!!er palace / in fact consisted of a series of palaces and $ardens,and was intended to house the founder of the city / Tsar Peter the Great"
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Peterhof Palace4uilt between 171+ and 1725, the !a$nificent palace had its constructionplanned since 1705, two years after the foundin$ of t" Petersbur$, the 6#ity of aint Peter"6
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Peterhof Palace a!son8 , one of the !any $arden9s fountains, and the canalo'erlooin$ the Gulf of Finland / an ar! of the 4altic ea"
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Peterhof Palace / The 4lue :rawin$ Roo!
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Peterhof Palace / a sleepin$ roo!
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Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography
the oldest !useu! in Russia / 1727
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The Catherine Palace, rococo style, with o'er 300! facade, was the su!!er residence of Russiantsars, located in the district of Tsarso'e elo *now Pushin-" The $reat #atherine Palace wasna!ed
for #atherine ., the wife of Peter the Great / 171&"
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Catherine Palace in Pushin / a!ber roo!
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Catherine Palace / ban;uet hall" The Palace is located in the city which
was later rena!ed Pushin, in honor of the $reat Russian poet"
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tatue ofAlexander Pushin in front of the
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!inter Palace built and continuously
chan$ed since the late 1730s
until 1&37, was the official
residence of Russian !onarchs
fro! 1732 to 1%17"
#oncei'ed with the intention
of reflectin$ the stren$th and
power of .!perial Russia / not
only by the i!!ense area as
well as by the !a$nificence of
its 30! hi$h, it was fro! here
that the Tsar ruled 22,+00,000
!2*al!ost one si=th of arth9s
lands- and !ore than 125
!illion indi'iduals by late
nineteenth century /
17>"+ !illion at its apo$ee"
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The !inter Palace has a 250! lon$ facade, +>,51>!2 built area, with 1,057 roo!s, 1,7&>
doors, 1,%+5 windows, 1,500 roo!s and 117 staircases"
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"ermitage Museumas seen fro! the ?e'a Ri'er"Founded in 17>+ and inau$urated in 1&52, the Museu! occupies fi'e ad@oinin$ palaces,
the lar$est bein$ the for!er Ainter Palace / official residence of the tsars""
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#$ortso$aya S%uare /
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"ermitage Museum & white and $reen Rococo, and epoch9s coaches"
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"ermitage Museumseen fro! the side facin$ the :'ortso'aya ;uare with
the
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Catherine ''( the Great(, wife ofPeter ''', was
the first i!perial occupant
of the palace that is now
the er!ita$e Museu!"
.ts collection e=ceeds three
!illion wors, and one of
its first !a@or ac;uisitions
too place in 1&>5 / The
Madonna and #hild
*Madonna itta-,
eonardo da Binci"
Paintin$ of Catherine '' by .'an
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Alexandra)s *edroom / .n 1&25, ascended to the throne+icholas 'who, despite ha'in$ been!arried for con'enience of fa!ilies, fell in lo'e and was fully reciprocated by his wifeAlexandra
,eodoro$na.
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!inter Palace
Alexandra)s toilette
suite"
:espite the
sophistication that
still can be seen in all
its roo!s,
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Dne of the roo!s ofAlexandra)s suite he has always been closely lined to her ho!e fa!ily,de'oted and lo'in$ !other, perfect in her role as #onsort !press, but always !ade it clear that
for her, Russia was resu!ed in the person of her belo'ed husband.
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"ermitage Museum interior balcony
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The !ain or-ordan Staircaseof the Ainter Palace, now er!ita$e Museu!"
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"ermitage Museum architecture and chandeliers"
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"ermitage Museum the old royal library
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Dne of the Throne Roo!s / there are a !uch bi$$er throne roo!, but this one is the !ore attracti'e"
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"ermitage Museum Raphael Loggias a #atherine ..(s wish, is a copy of the fa!ous Gallery
created in the 1>th century in the Batican Palace" There are 13 arches for!in$ a $allery of >5 by + !"
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The*ron/e "orseman in the enate ;uare was erected a !onu!ent on a stone pedestal withabout 1,500 tons / the lar$est e'er !o'ed by !an / car'ed durin$ its transport to the present place"
The e;uestrian statue of Peter ., the Great, was co!!issioned by #atherine .. and only after 12
years it was co!pleted / 17&2" The na!e 4ronCe orse!an co!es fro! the poe! by
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Cathedral of 0ur Lady of 1a/an *1&10/1&11- the !ain cathedral of the
!etropolis of t" Petersbur$"
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Cathedral of 0ur Lady of 1a/an / in neoclassical style e=terior, architectural detail"
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The 0ld Saint Petersburg Stoc Exchange buildin$ 1&11 and the south Rostral #olu!n aree=a!ples of Gree
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?e'a Ri'er and the Twel'e #olle$es of the 2ni$ersity of St. Petersburg, in continuous operationsince 1&1% as the successor to the uni'ersity established in Eanuary 2+, 172+ by a decree of Peter, the
Great, to$ether with the
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Mihailo$sy Palace, built in 1&1%/1&25, houses theState Russian Museumsince 1&%5"
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The construction of a church in t" .saac ;uare was already ordered by
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St. 'saac4s Cathedral / the !ain do!e reaches 101"5 !eters hi$h and is all $old plated" .t
is also decorated with 12 statues of an$els"
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Mariinsy 5heatre / Dpened in 1&>0, is a historic orchestra, opera, andballet theater *iro' tate
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Mariinsy 5heatre interior and royal bo=
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+e$sy Prospet, or+e$a/ *Prospet, in Russian, !eans the street or a'enue in a strai$ht line- isstill the !ain a'enue of t" Petersbur$, planned by Peter the Great to be the be$innin$ of the road to
?o'o$orod and Moscow" This city9s proud !ilestone was cut throu$h nearly +"5 ! of forest *c171&-
and its width 'aries between 25 and >0 !eters"
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Grand "otel Europe / a fi'e star hotel situated on the fa!ous ?e'sy street" .t was opened in1&75 and is re$istered in the architectural herita$e of the ?orthern #apital t" Petersbur$"
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.n a su!!er ni$ht with theChurch of 0ur Sa$ior on Spilled *lood in bac$roundH
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H the sa!e place""" at a winter9s day"""
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""" and the colors of prin$
returnin$ to t" Petersbur$,
enhance the beauty of the
Church of the
Resurrection of Christ,better nown as the
Church of 0ur Sa$ior
0n the Spilled *lood,built between 1&&3 and
1%07"
This !ar'elous Russian/
style church was built in
honor to the !peror
Alexander '' and in theplace where he was
assassinated in 1&&1"
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Egyptian *ridge intersection of er!onto'
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*an *ridge / pedestrian brid$e o'er the Griboyedo' #anal, decorated with four !ytholo$ical
$olden/win$ed $riffons, sculpted by Pa'el oolo' / nineteenth century"
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#ostoye$sy Memorial Museum / Fyodor :ostoye'sy, writer whose wors / includin$ 6#ri!eand Punish!ent6 and 6The 4rothers ara!aCo'6 / ha'e had profound and lastin$ effects on
intellectual thou$ht and literature, wrote in this house 6#ri!e and Punish!ent,6 published in 1&>>"
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Aurora Cruiser launched in 1%00, participated in the Russo/Eapanese war of 1%05,and directin$ cannon fire a$ainst the Ainter Palace, has initiated and beca!e a sy!bol of
the Dctober 1%17 4olshe'i Re'olution" Today, a doced !useu!"
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5roitsy bridge / a land!ar of
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6Singer6 *uilding created in
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Facade of the 6Singer7 building, where the first boostore of o'iet Russia was
installed /#om 1nigi
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The authoriCation for the construction of this brid$e by+icholas ' was part of a de'elop!ent
plan for the city" owe'er it was built !uch later and inau$urated in 1%11 with the na!e of
Peter the Great *ridge.
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89:;?@Petrogrado
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