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Bronze Horseman Commissioned by Catherine the Great and sculpted by Falconet, this statue of...
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St Isaac's Cathedral - St Petersburg The third largest Cathedral in the world after St Peter's in Rome and St...
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St Isaac's Square - St Petersburg Also on the square is the Astoria Hotel where Hitler had planned to have his...
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Spire of PeterPaul Cathedral The spire is 400 ft high, only Salisbury Cathedral's spire is...
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Church on the Spilt Blood Built on the spot where Alexander II was assasinated in 1881. The church has...
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Russian Museum - St Petersburg The Mikhailovsky Palace was converted into the Russian Museum in 1894 and is...
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Alexander Nevsky Monastery Alexander Nevsky Monastery is located at the end of Nevsky Prospect...
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Summer Garden Fence - St Petersburg Interesting detail on fence at Summer Garden in St Petersburg
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Statue of Alexander Pushkin Most beloved of all Russian poets, this statue of Pushkin is located in the...
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Statue of 'Veritas' Summer Garden - St Petersburg
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St Nicholas the Mariner Cathedral The 'memorial' service for the Kursk submarine was held here.
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Belltower at St Nicholas Cathedral
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Facade-St Nicholas the Mariner Cathedral Built by Rastrelli, St Nicholas is certainly one of the most beautiful...
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Chesme Church This church and the nearby palace were a gift from Catherine the Great...
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Stock Exchange - St Petersburg Located on the 'Spit' in the Neva River.
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Strelka - St Petersburg One of a pair. Lighthouses located on the 'Spit' in the Neva River.
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Russian Naval Academy - St Petersburg The Russian Navy was founded by Peter the Great in 1696.
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'Aurora' - Historic Battleship On display in St Petersburg on Neva River, this ship is famous for...
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Victory Square Memorial Dedicated to the Seige of Leningrad, this monument is popular with newly weds...
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Chapel Cupolos Cupolos at Catherine Palace - Tsarskoye Selo(Tsar'Village) in...
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Ballroom - Catherine Palace Summer Palace ('Catherine Palace') Tsarskoye Selo outside of St...
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'Marly' - Petrovordets One of the small palaces at Peterhof (Petrovordets)located on the Gulf of...
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Statue of Neptune - Peterhof Located in the beautiful gardens and parklike surrounds of Peterhof
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More Fountains - Peterhof There are over 150 fountains at Peterhof most of them designed by Peter the...
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Looking towards Gulf of Finland Some of the fountains and statuary at Peterhof
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In the Ballroom - Peterhof Beautifully mirrored ballroom with stunning outlook over the fountains and...
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Church of the Transfiguration Located on Kizhi Island in Lake Onega. This is a museum of Wooden...
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