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Philip Game | profile | all galleries >> European Russia and Bulgaria (8 galleries) >> St Petersburg tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

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St Petersburg

Conceived from the first to be one of Europe’s great cities, St Petersburg grew from the vision of just one man, a monarch who engaged the finest architects of the day. At first sight almost too beautiful, Peter the Great’s showcase capital, his gateway to the world, raised from a windswept marshland, has survived, and mellowed, for over two hundred years.

If The Hermitage teems with package tourists, there are many more fine museums and monuments that remain more accessible, more rewarding even. Simply to stroll beside the city canals is stimulation enough. Stay up on a summer’s night to see the bridges raised in the wee hours – reverting to Peter’s own vision of a Venice of the North.

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Church of the Saviour on the Spilt Blood
Church of the Saviour on the Spilt Blood		 Church of the Saviour on the Spilt Blood
Church of the Saviour on the Spilt Blood		 View across to the Neva from the dome of St Isaac's Cathedral
View across to the Neva from the dome of St Isaac's Cathedral
The dome of St Isaac's Cathedral
The dome of St Isaac's Cathedral		 Stroganov Palace
Stroganov Palace		 Lamp post
Lamp post
Mikhailovsky or Engineer's Castle
Mikhailovsky or Engineer's Castle		 Mikhailovsky or Engineer's Castle
Mikhailovsky or Engineer's Castle		 Along the Fotanki Canal
Along the Fotanki Canal
Alongside the Fontanki Canal
Alongside the Fontanki Canal		 Mariinsky Palace
Mariinsky Palace		 General Staff Building seen from The Hermitage
General Staff Building seen from The Hermitage
Griboedova Canal
Griboedova Canal		 Suvorov Military Academy, St Petersburg
Suvorov Military Academy, St Petersburg		 Nevsky Prospekt shopping strip
Nevsky Prospekt shopping strip
Winter Palace at The Hermitage
Winter Palace at The Hermitage		 Malachite Room at the Winter Palace, The Hermitage
Malachite Room at the Winter Palace, The Hermitage		 The Russian Museum
The Russian Museum
Polychrome angel displayed at the Russian Museum
Polychrome angel displayed at the Russian Museum		 Folk embroidery displayed at the Russian Museum
Folk embroidery displayed at the Russian Museum		 Armenian Church in Prospekt Neva
Armenian Church in Prospekt Neva
Gostinyy Dvor was an 18th-century merchants' arcade
Gostinyy Dvor was an 18th-century merchants' arcade		 Golden-winged gryphons guard the Bankovsky Most canal bridge
Golden-winged gryphons guard the Bankovsky Most canal bridge		 Heraldic banners displayed at the Peter & Paul Fortress
Heraldic banners displayed at the Peter & Paul Fortress
Diorama depicts Bankovsky Most, Leningrad (St Petersburg) under siege in World War II
Diorama depicts Bankovsky Most, Leningrad (St Petersburg) under siege in World War II		 Heroic mural at the Museum of the Siege of Leningrad
Heroic mural at the Museum of the Siege of Leningrad		 The Grand Palace at the Peterhof or Petrodvorets
The Grand Palace at the Peterhof or Petrodvorets
Gardens of the Peterhof or Petrodvorets
Gardens of the Peterhof or Petrodvorets		 Fountains at the Peterhof or Petrodvorets
Fountains at the Peterhof or Petrodvorets		 The Peterhof or Petrodvorets
The Peterhof or Petrodvorets
Grand Palace at Petrodvorets or Peterhof
Grand Palace at Petrodvorets or Peterhof		 St Peter & St Paul Cathedral
St Peter & St Paul Cathedral		 St Peter & St Paul Cathedral
St Peter & St Paul Cathedral
Sunbathing at Peter and Paul's Fortress on the bank of the Neva
Sunbathing at Peter and Paul's Fortress on the bank of the Neva		 Peter the Great's Kunstkammer or Chamber of Curiosities, beside the Neva
Peter the Great's Kunstkammer or Chamber of Curiosities, beside the Neva		 The Summer Garden
The Summer Garden
St Petersburg Mosque, modelled on the tomb of Tamerlane in Bukhara
St Petersburg Mosque, modelled on the tomb of Tamerlane in Bukhara		 Shopping plaza outside Primorskaya Metro station, Vasilevsky Island
Shopping plaza outside Primorskaya Metro station, Vasilevsky Island		 Suburban apartment tower at Nalychnaya
Suburban apartment tower at Nalychnaya

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Cathryn15-Aug-2016 22:08
An interesting gallery about a beautiful city.
Eldar Kadymov24-Jul-2016 11:06
Outstanding, V
frank_111209-Jul-2012 05:30
BEAUTIFUL
Buba Jafarli07-Jul-2012 20:26
SP is a very special place and you've got a great collection of nice photographs from the city, Philip1 V.
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