Санкт-Петербург

Санкт-Петербург

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Population5,597,763
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after the apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with the birth of the Russian Empire and Russia's entry into modern history as a European great power. It served as a capital of the Tsardom of Russia, and the subsequent Russian Empire, from 1712 to 1918 (being replaced by Moscow for a short period of time between 1728 and 1730). After the October Revolution in 1917, the Bolsheviks moved their government to Moscow. The city was renamed Leningrad after Lenin's death in 1924. It was the site of the siege of Leningrad during World War II, the most lethal siege in history. In June 1991, only a few months before the Belovezha Accords and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, voters supported restoring the city's original appellation in a city-wide referendum. As Russia's cultural centre, Saint Petersburg received over 15 million tourists in 2018. It is considered an important economic, scientific, and tourism centre of Russia and Europe. In modern times, the city has the nickname of being "the Northern Capital of Russia" and is home to notable federal government bodies such as the Constitutional Court of Russia and the Heraldic Council of the President of the Russian Federation. It is also a seat for the National Library of Russia and a planned location for the Supreme Court of Russia, as well as the home to the headquarters of the Russian Navy, and the Leningrad Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world, the Lakhta Center, the tallest skyscraper in Europe, and was one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2020.

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Корпус Бенуа

Корпус Бенуа

Русский музей

Русский музей

The State Russian Museum (Russian: Государственный Русский музей), formerly known as the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III …

Адмиралтейство

Адмиралтейство

The Admiralty building is the former headquarters of the Admiralty Board and the Imperial Russian Navy in Central St. Petersburg, …

Петропавловский собор

Петропавловский собор

The Peter and Paul Cathedral (Russian: Петропавловский собор, romanized: Petropavlovskiy sobor) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter …

Монетный двор

Монетный двор

Saint Petersburg Mint (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргский моне́тный двор) is one of the world's largest mints. It was founded by Peter the …

Великокняжеская усыпальница

Великокняжеская усыпальница

The Grand Ducal Burial Vault (Russian: Великокняжеская усыпальница) is the purpose-built mausoleum of the Grand Dukes and Duchesses of Russia …

Балтийский вокзал

Балтийский вокзал

St. Petersburg–Baltiysky (Russian: Балти́йский вокза́л) is a railway station in St. Petersburg, one of the busiest railway stations in Russia …

Александровская колонна

Александровская колонна

The Alexander Column (Russian: Алекса́ндровская коло́нна, Aleksandrovskaya kolonna), also known as Alexandrian Column (Russian: Александри́йская коло́нна, Aleksandriyskaya kolonna), is the …

Музей городского электрического транспорта Санкт-Петербурга

Музей городского электрического транспорта Санкт-Петербурга

The Museum of Electrical Transport is located on Vasilyevsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Литераторские мостки

Литераторские мостки

Особняк Румянцева

Особняк Румянцева

Строгановский дворец

Строгановский дворец

The Stroganov Palace (Russian: Строгановский дворец) is a Late Baroque palace at the intersection of the Moika River and Nevsky …

Мраморный дворец

Мраморный дворец

The Marble Palace (Russian: Мраморный дворец) is one of the first Neoclassical palaces in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is situated …

Михайловский замок

Михайловский замок

Saint Michael's Castle (Russian: Миха́йловский за́мок, Mikhailovsky zamok), also called the Mikhailovsky Castle or the Engineers' Castle (Russian: Инженерный замок, …

Комендантский дом

Комендантский дом

Петропавловская крепость

Петропавловская крепость

The Peter and Paul Fortress (Russian: Петропавловская крепость, romanized: Petropavlovskaya krepost') is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded …

Триумфальный пилон

Триумфальный пилон

Восточное крыло Главного штаба

Восточное крыло Главного штаба

The General Staff Building (Russian: Здание Главного штаба, Zdanie Glavnogo Shtaba) is an edifice with a 580 m long bow-shaped …

Воскресенский Новодевичий монастырь

Воскресенский Новодевичий монастырь

Voskresensky Novodevichy monastery in St. Petersburg, Russia, is a convent of the St. Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church …

Российский этнографический музей

Российский этнографический музей

The Russian Museum of Ethnography (Российский этнографический музей) is a museum in St. Petersburg that houses a collection of about …

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