The Admiralty building is the former headquarters of the Admiralty Board. In the beginning it was also a shipyard.
Short history of the Admiralty.
Story of the building.
A deeper history.
Panorama picture of The Admiralty.
One more panorama picture.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Admiralty
The Admiralty building is the former headquarters of the Admiralty Board. In the beginning it was also a shipyard.
Short history of the Admiralty.
Story of the building.
A deeper history.
Panorama picture of The Admiralty.
One more panorama picture.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery
A short history.
An introduction to Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
More history of the ensemble.
A deeper history of the monastery.
History of the Holy Trinity Cathedral.
A picture of the monastery.
Second photo.
Third view.
Assignation Bank
Introduction to the Assignation Bank.
History of the building.
An article about first bank buildings in Russia
Wikipedia on State University of Economics and Finance.
Bronze Horseman
History of the statue.
English translation of Pushkin's poem, Bronze Horseman.
Panorama picture of the horseman.
Church of the Savoir on Spilled Blood
Introduction to the church.
Short history and collection of pictures.
A panorama picture of Church on Spilled Blood.
One more panorama.
Citadel, Peter and Paul Fortress
An introduction to the sight.
Story of the fortress.
History and sights of Peter and Paul Fortress.
Information about the Museum of the History of St. Peterburg.
Panorama picture of the attraction.
Imperial Academy of Arts
History of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
Pages of the academy.
Picture of the building.
Webcam view in the lower part of the page.
Imperial Military Medical Academy
History of the Army Medical Academy.
Picture of the academy.
Another old photo.
A more recent picture.
Kazan Cathedral
History of the the Kazan Cathedral.
Panorama picture of the cathedral.
On more panorama picture.
Webcam view in the lower part of the page.
Kronstadt
The history of the fortress.
Sights and pictures of Kronstadt.
A map of the town.
Pages of the exhibition 300 years of founding with links to historical pictures and maps.
Painting by Ivan Aivazovsky The Great Roads at Kronstadt on tanais.info pages.
Maps of Sankt-Peterburg
Map of Petropolis 1744
Map of S.Petersburg
Map of St. Petersburg 1844
Map of Sankt-Peterburg and surrounding areas
Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange, Bourse
Story of the old stock exchange, Bourse.
Panorama picture of the old stock exchange.
One more panorama.
Webcam view in the lower part of the page.
Peterhof
Introduction of the Peterhof Palace.
Travel information about the ensemble.
Peterhofs own pages.
Picture of the palace.
One more photo.
Panorama picture.
Second panorama.
Third view.
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Introduction to the building.
History of Saint Isaac's Cathedral.
One more story of Kazanskii Sobor.
Cathedrals own pages.
Panorama picture of the cathedral.
Webcam view in the lower part of the page.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Smolny Institute
First high school for women in Russia, Smolny Institute.
Introduction to the buildings of the convent.
Story of the institute.
About women’s institutes in Russia.
Panorama of the Smolny Cathedral.
Monday, August 8, 2011
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