Isaak Cathedral

St. Isaac's Cathedral is the most grandiose dome structure in Russia. It was built under Catherine II of marble, and finished under Paul I of brick. The Cathedral was destroyed under Alexander I and rebuilt from granite. The main architect of the Cathedral was Auguste Montferrand - "Michelangelo of the North", who built it for 40 years and died a month after its opening. It was named after Isaac of Dalmatia, the city's patron Saint. During the construction, some of the first photographs in the country were taken. For the first time, electroplating technology was used, which made it possible to place bas-reliefs and copper statues at a height. The Cathedral is located near the Admiralteyskaya metro station, next to the famous Angliter hotel.

Kazan Cathedral

Kazan Cathedral (Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God) is one of the largest temples in St. Petersburg. It was built on Nevsky Prospect in 1801-1811 by the architect Andrei Voronikhin to store an honored list of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Kazan. After the Patriotic War of 1812, it acquired the significance of a monument of Russian military glory. In 1813, the commander Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov was buried here and placed the keys to the taken cities and other military trophies.

Cruiser Aurora

The cruiser played a special role in the revolutionary events — October 25, 1917 — the Aurora’s salvo fire marked the beginning to storm the Winter Palace: the Provisional Government was arrested and the Bolsheviks came to power. It is the participant of the three wars and the most turbulent events of the 20th century. The cruiser Aurora is still the active ship of the Russian Navy and a branch of the State Naval Museum. The future naval officers have the practice here. The ship is an object of the cultural heritage of the Russian Federation.

Kunstkamera

Kunstkamera is a cabinet of rarities, currently the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the Russian Academy of Sciences (MAE RAS) is the first museum in Russia established by the Emperor Peter the Great and located in St. Petersburg.
It has a unique collection of antiquities that reveal the history and life of many peoples. But to many, this museum is known for its “special” collection of anatomical rarities and anomalies. The Kunstkamera building is from the beginning of the 18th century. a symbol of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Kunstkamera Tower is crowned by the Armillary sphere.

Rostral Columns

Rostral Columns are located along the sides of the Exchange building. There are rostrums, the nasal decorations of old ships, on its trunks. The reliefs of anchors distinguish itself on the red plaster. There are two sculptures on every column. They represent the rivers of Russia - the Neva, the Volkhov, the Volga and the Dnieper. The columns were port lighthouses once, illuminating the path of ships in the Neva Bay. We can see the special bowls mounted on tripods on its tops. The fire was burned there. Previously, the oil was use to maintain the fire, now gas is supplied to the vases. Nowadays, rostral columns are lit only on the public holidays.

Peter-Pavel's Fortress

A special place of the complex is the Peter and Paul Cathedral. All Russian emperors are buried here, including the remains of the last tsar of the Russian Empire. An angel rises on the spire of the cathedral, according to legend, in his hands he grips an invisible sword that protects the city and its inhabitants from all evil spirits.
The fortress can be seen on almost all of our routes.