SaintPetersburg, Russia

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Saint-Petersburg, Russia

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Location of St.Petersburg

• The largest Capital City in Northern Europe
• Second largest city in Russia
• Northern Capital of Russia
• The Venice of the North

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History of St.Petersburg

• 1703, May 26
• Peter the Great
• Northern War
• Peter and Pauls Fortress the birthplace of
  St.Pete
• An island in the delta of the Neva River

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Peter and Pauls Fortress




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1712-1918 The Capital of Russia

• Three names
• 1703- St.Petersburg
• 1918- Petrograd
• 1924-Leningrad
• 1991-St.Petersburg
• Russian Revolution
• October, 1917

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The Winter Palace

• Former residence of Russian Emperors
• Built in 1760s
• Located on the bank of the Neva River
• Part of the State Hermitage museum

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The Hermitage Museum

• Catherine the Great
• The largest Art Gallery in Russia
• 3 million works of art
• 1.000 rooms
• Collection
• Western European,
• Ancient Egyptian
• Oriental Art

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Living quarters of the Russian Emperors




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Leonardo da Vinci

• World Famous Italian Artist
• Madona with the Child
• One of the 10 existing Madonas in the world
• Late 15th century

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Sculpture

• The Statue of Jupiter
• 8 century A.D.
• One of the largest sculptures in the collection

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The Palace Square

• The main square of the City
• Alexander column
• 1834, victory over Napoleon
• Alexander I
• 47.5 meters high
• 600 tons weight

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The Nevsky Prospect

• Main avenue
• The most historical part of the City
• Shopping and business part of the City

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St.Isaacs Cathedral

• 1818-1858
• 14.000 people
• 4th largest cupola construction in the world
• 101,5 meters high
• Breathtaking view of St.Petersburg

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St.Isaacs Square

• Monument to Nicholas I
• The whole square is located on the bridge-the
  widest bridge in St.Pete

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The Bronze Horseman

• Peter the Great
• 1784, Catherine the Great
• Symbol
• Form of a wave-symbol of sea
• Horse-Russia
• Snake-symbol of enemy

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Church of Resurrection

• Russian Style
• Mosaics, 7000sq.m
• Church of Our Savior on the Spilled blood
• 1883-1907
• Built on the spot where Alex II was assassinated,
  1881
• 1997 reopened

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The Mariinsky Theatre

• World famous Ballet Theatre
• The Best Opera and Ballet theatre of
  St.Petersburg
• Build in 1783
• Empress Mary

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Interiors of the Theatre

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The Mariinsky Theatre




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White Nights

• From the middle of June until the middle of July
• Never gets dark
• Draw Bridges are open between 1 am and 5 am

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The Summer Garden

• One of the Oldest Parks in St.Pete
• Early 1700s
• Summer palace of
• of Peter the Great
• Statues of Greek
• Gods and goddesses

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