Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #11 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Experience Saint Petersburg in Russia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in Saint PetersburgSight 1: Ivan Krylov
The Krylov Memorial was erected in 1855 near the main alley of the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg. It is a bronze statue of a seated fabulist. The monument is one of the first monuments to Russian writers and the first to be erected in St. Petersburg.
Sight 2: Suvorov Monument
The Suvorov Monument is a bronze sculpture of Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov located in Saint Petersburg. It is at the centre of Suvorov Square, opposite the Field of Mars and the Trinity Bridge, and between the Marble Palace and the Saltykov Mansion.
Sight 3: Monument to Alexander III
The Monument to Emperor Alexander III is a monument to the Russian Emperor Alexander III by sculptor Paolo Trubetskoy. It was erected in 1909 on Znamenskaya Square in St. Petersburg. Now it is located in the courtyard of the Marble Palace.
Sight 4: The Pushkin Apartment Museum
The Pushkin Memorial Museum-Apartment is a museum that tells about the last months of the poet's life. Since 1953, it has been part of the All-Russian Museum of A. S. Pushkin.
Wikipedia: Музей-квартира А. С. Пушкина (Санкт-Петербург) (RU), Website, Vk
Sight 5: The Winter Palace of Peter the Great
The Winter Palace of Peter I is the personal residence of Emperor Peter I, erected on the Neva embankment near the Winter Canal, an architectural monument of the early XVIII century, partially preserved and located in the building of the Hermitage Theater, included in the museum complex of the State Hermitage.
Sight 6: Висячий сад
The hanging garden of the Maly Hermitage-the component of the small Hermitage building, which is part of the museum complex of the State Hermitage, was built in 1764-1773 by the architects of J. B. Wallen-dramat and Yu. M. Felten, rebuilt in 1841 by V.P. Stasov. The hanging garden is located at the level of the second floor, above the premises of the former stables and the arena, and occupies the space between the galleries connecting the northern and southern pavilions of the small Hermitage.
Sight 7: Мало-Михайловский дворец
The Palace of Mikhail Mikhailovich is a palace in the center of St. Petersburg, an architectural monument. It was built according to the project of Maximilian Messmacher. It is called a palace, although it was never used for its intended purpose, since Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich was expelled from Russia after his marriage to Sophia Merenberg.
Sight 8: Carpenter King
The Tsar Carpenter is a monument to Peter I, originally erected in St. Petersburg on the Admiralty Embankment in 1910 according to the model of the sculptor L. A. Bernstam and restored in 1996.
Sight 9: Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a Russian museum devoted to zoology. It is located in Saint Petersburg, on Universitetskaya Embankment. It is one of the ten largest nature history museums in the world.
Wikipedia: Zoological Museum (Saint Petersburg) (EN), Website
Sight 10: Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange - Southern Warehouse
The Southern Warehouse of the Stock Exchange is an architectural monument. Located in St. Petersburg, the modern address of the house is Birzhevaya Square, 2 / Universitetskaya Embankment, 1 / Customs Lane, 3 / Birzhevoy Proezd, 4. The building is located on the embankment of the Bolshaya Neva on the side of the Exchange building.
Sight 11: Санкт-Петербургский научный центр Российской академии наук
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such as libraries, publishing units, and hospitals.
Sight 12: Andrei Sakharov
The monument to Andrei Sakharov in St. Petersburg is located on the square of the same name on Vasilievsky Island, near St. Petersburg State University and the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The sculpture by the artist L. K. Lazarev was installed on a granite block-pedestal on the night of May 3-4, 2003, the opening took place on May 5. On the front side of the boulder there is an inscription: "Academician A. Sakharov".
Sight 13: А. А. Валидов
Bust Akhmet Zaki Validi-a bust of a tune scientist Akhmet Validi, located in 2008–2021. In the courtyard of the complex of buildings of St. Petersburg State University, the eastern faculty of St. Petersburg State University.
Sight 14: Музей-архив Д. И. Менделеева
Dmitry Mendeleev's Memorial Museum Apartment is a museum apartment of the Russian chemist Dmitry Mendeleev, who is famous for establishing the Periodic table of arranging chemical elements by their atomic masses, which allowed the prediction of properties of elements yet to be discovered.
Wikipedia: Dmitry Mendeleev's Memorial Museum Apartment (EN), Website
Sight 15: Раскрытая книга
The monument "Open Book" is a commemorative symbol installed in St. Petersburg on the University Embankment opposite the building of St. Petersburg State University. Another name is "Message Through the Ages". The grand opening of the monument took place on October 25, 2002, on the eve of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the city and the 265th anniversary of the Vasileostrovsky district.
Sight 16: Menshikov Palace
The Menshikov Palace is a Petrine Baroque edifice in Saint Petersburg, situated on Universitetskaya Embankment of the Bolshaya Neva on Vasilyevsky Island. Since 1981, it has served as a public museum, a branch of the Hermitage Museum.
Wikipedia: Menshikov Palace (Saint Petersburg) (EN), Website
Sight 17: Обелиск «Румянцова победамъ»
The Rumyantsev Obelisk is a granite obelisk located in Saint Petersburg. It is at the centre of Rumyantsev Square, on Vasilyevsky Island, between the Menshikov Palace and the Saint Petersburg Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. The obelisk commemorates the victories of Count Pyotr Rumyantsev during the Russo-Turkish War between 1768 and 1774, and his service in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792.
Sight 18: Domenico Trezzini
A monument to architect and engineer Domenico Trezzini was erected in St. Petersburg on Trezzini Square near the Trezzini House near the University Embankment and the Annunciation Bridge in the Vasileostrovsky district of the city.
Sight 19: Научно-исследовательский музей Российской академии художеств
The Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, the Museum of the Academy of Arts is the first art museum in the building of the Imperial Academy of Arts on the University Embankment of Vasilievsky Island. It claims to be the oldest art museum in Russia.
Wikipedia: Музей Российской академии художеств (RU), Vk, Website
Sight 20: St. Andrew
Saint Andrew's Cathedral was the last Baroque cathedral built in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Sight 21: Philosophy Ship
The philosophers' ships or philosopher's steamers were steamships that transported intellectuals expelled from Soviet Russia in 1922.
Sight 22: Ivan Krusenstern
The Monument to I. F. Krusenstern is a sculptural monument to the Russian navigator, Admiral I. F. Krusenstern, located in St. Petersburg on the Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment opposite the Marine Corps building. It was made in 1873 according to the project of the sculptor I. N. Schroeder and the architect I. A. Monighetti. The monument is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.
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