Travel guide to St. Petersburg, Russia, suitable for checking in and taking photos📸

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St. Petersburg, Russia is a world-famous tourist resort city. Every day, thousands of tourists come here for sightseeing and vacation. This time I will introduce a travel guide to St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia. It is located on the Baltic Sea coast in northwestern Russia and is Russia's window to Europe. The Neva River runs through the city and flows into the Baltic Sea.
The city history of St. Petersburg began in 1703. In 1712, Peter the Great moved the capital of the Russian Empire here. For more than 200 years until 1918, it had been the political, economic and cultural center of Russia and the capital of the Tsarist Empire. After the death of revolutionary mentor Lenin in 1924, the city's name was changed to Leningrad in his memory. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it was restored to its old name, St. Petersburg.
The city is full of historical sites, and the entire city's historic center and related monuments have been listed as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
1. The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, also known as the Cathedral of the Savior on Spilled Blood, was built by Tsar Alexander III to commemorate the assassination of his father, Tsar Alexander II. The architectural style was inspired by the St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow and has a distinct Russian national architectural style.
2. Peter and Paul Cathedral, located in the Peter and Paul Fortress, is the earliest city landmark of St. Petersburg and is a Russian Baroque-style building
3. Smolny Monastery is a Baroque building that combines the Russian "onion head" style. It is an Orthodox nun's church.
4. Smolny Palace is an elegant three-story building. It was originally a college for aristocratic women. During the October Revolution, the Revolutionary Committee of the Bolshevik Party was located here. The interior still retains the original appearance of Lenin's office at that time. Today, the building is used as the office building of the St. Petersburg Municipal Government.
5. The Hermitage Museum, also known as the Winter Palace Museum, was originally the private residence of Catherine II, the Queen's court collection. It was built on the basis of the Queen's palace collection. Today it is a museum with more than 3 million collections and is one of the four largest museums in the world.
6. The Arch of Triumph of the General Staff is located on the south side of the Winter Palace Square, facing the Winter Palace. The Arch of Triumph was built in 1812 to commemorate the defeat of Napoleon in the Great Patriotic War. It is one of the symbols of the military glory of the Russian Empire.

Post by Trex club | Apr 14, 2025