Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #15 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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7.2 km
129 m
Experience Saint Petersburg in Russia in a whole new way with our 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
![Ivan Krylov](/static/images/wikipedia/Russia_Saint-Petersburg_Ivan-Krylov.jpg)
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: Summer Palace of Peter the Great
The Summer Palace of Peter the Great was built in Saint Petersburg between 1710 and 1714 in the northeast corner of the Summer Garden, located on an island formed by the Fontanka River, Moyka River, and the Swan Canal. Its northern perimeter runs along the left bank of the Neva River across from the Cabin of Peter the Great and Peter and Paul Fortress and was the first palace built in Saint Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia.
Sight 3: 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 4: Monument to Alexander III
![Monument to Alexander III](/static/images/wikipedia/Russia_Saint-Petersburg_Monument-to-Alexander-III.jpg)
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 5: Spit of the Vasilievsky Island
The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns, located in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Federation, are significant examples of Greek Revival architecture. Designed by French architect Thomas de Thomon, and inspired by the Greek Temple of Hera at Paestum, the stock exchange was constructed between 1805 and 1810. The rostral columns erected on either side of the Stock Exchange were completed in 1811. The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange is located at Birzhevaya Ploschad 4.
Wikipedia: Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns (EN)
Sight 6: 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 7: 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 8: А. А. Валидов
The bust of Ahmet Zaki Validi is a bust of the Turkic scholar Ahmet Zaki Validi, located in 2008-2021 in the courtyard of the complex of buildings of St. Petersburg State University, the Faculty of Oriental Studies of St. Petersburg State University.
Sight 9: Museum of Soil Science
![Museum of Soil Science](/static/images/wikipedia/Russia_Saint-Petersburg_Museum-of-Soil-Science.jpg)
V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil was founded in 1902 at Saint Petersburg by Vasilli Vasil'evich Dokuchaev (1846–1903). Commonly regarded as the father of Soil science, Dokuchaev started his extensive collection of soil samples in 1880. The first museum of soil sciences in the world, V.V. Dokuchaev Central Pedological Museum, opened in 1904, a year after his death.
Wikipedia: V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil (EN), Website
Sight 10: A. Pushkin
Monument to A. S. Pushkin in front of the Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the Makarov Embankment in St. Petersburg.
Sight 11: 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 12: St. Catherine (Lutheran)
St. Catherine's Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church on Vasilievsky Island in St. Petersburg with an active parish. Located at Bolshoy Prospekt Vasilievsky Island, 1a.
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