Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.5 km
Ascend 15 m
Descend 15 m

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 Petersburg

Sight 1: Column of Glory

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Column of Glory

The Column of Glory, sometimes called the Russo-Turkish War Memorial column, is a victory memorial situated in the immediate surroundings of the Trinity Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Completed in 2004 as a gift at the 300th anniversary of the city in 2003, the monument is an exact replica of a monument from 1886 that was destroyed by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1929.

Wikipedia: Column of Glory (EN)

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was a Catholic cathedral in the city of St. Petersburg from 1873 to 1926 and the residence of Metropolitan of Mogilev, the head of the Catholic Church in the Russian Empire. Administratively it belongs to the North-West region Catholic Archdiocese of Moscow, led by Archbishop Metropolitan Paolo Pezzi. Cathedral is closed to the building from the street, which is Russia's only Catholic seminary Mary Queen of the Apostles.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Saint Petersburg) (EN)

436 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Youth Theatre on the Fontanka

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The St. Petersburg State Youth Theater on the Fontanka is a theater in St. Petersburg. The artistic director of the theater is People's Artist of Russia Semyon Yakovlevich Spivak.

Wikipedia: Санкт-Петербургский государственный молодёжный театр на Фонтанке (RU), Website

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Измайловский сад

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Izmailovsky Garden is a park in St. Petersburg, located on the embankment of the Fontanka River.

Wikipedia: Измайловский сад (Санкт-Петербург) (RU)

658 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Д. И. Менделеев

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The monument to D. I. Mendeleev is a sculptural monument to the Russian chemist D. I. Mendeleev. It is located in St. Petersburg near the building of the Chamber of Weights and Measures on Moskovsky Prospekt. The monument was made in 1932 according to the project of the sculptor I. Y. Gintsburg. It is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.

Wikipedia: Памятник Менделееву (Санкт-Петербург) (RU)

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