Bolsheokhtinsky bridge

The bridge of Emperor Peter the Great or the Bolsheokhtinsky bridge, is a local cultural monument of St. Petersburg. The bridge was named “Emperor Peter the Great” when it was laid in 1909 on the significant date of the 200th anniversary of the victory of Peter I in the Battle of Poltava. The bridge stretches 335 meters, went through restoration and redevelopment. Now the crossing has a modernist highlight, with which it looks even more fascinating.

General Admiralty Building

The building of the Main Admiralty is a complex of Admiralty buildings in Saint Petersburg on the 2nd Admiralty island, located on the Bank of the Neva river, a significant monument of Russian Empire architecture. Originally built as a shipyard, it was rebuilt in the XVIII—XIX centuries. Since 1718, the Admiralty Board has been located here (since 1827 —the Admiralty Council), and in 1709-1939 — the Model chamber (since 1805 — the Maritime Museum).

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.

Hermitage

The State Hermitage Museum (until 1917 - the Imperial Hermitage) is a museum of fine and decorative art, the second largest art museum in the world. The main museum complex includes six interconnected buildings - the Winter Palace, the Reserve House of the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage, the Large (Old) Hermitage, the New Hermitage and the Hermitage Theater. 365 halls are open to them. The museum also has at its disposal the General Headquarters, the Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory, the Old Village Restoration and Storage Center and the Menshikov Palace.

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.

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.

Smolny Cathedral

The Smolny Cathedral is located on the left bank of the Neva, in the area of ​​the Smolny Dvor, in the place where the resin was cooked for the manufacture of ships. Built in the Baroque style. The architecture of the ensemble organically combines elements of Old Russian architecture and European architecture. The construction was started by the architect B. Rastrelli in 1748. The height of the cathedral is 93.7 meters, the building can accommodate up to 6,000 people. According to the architect's plan, the tallest five-tiered bell tower in Russia (140 meters) was to be built nearby. But these plans were not destined to come true. Rastrelli died in 1771 without seeing his creation in its final form. The entire monastery complex took 87 years to build, the interior decoration was completed only in 1835.

Flying Dutchman

“Flying Dutchman” is a specific restaurant-ship at the Birzhevoy Bridge with a magnificent panorama of the city on the Neva. The view from the deck of the Flying Dutchman to the architectural ensemble of the embankment of the Northern capital is recognized by UNESCO as one of the most beautiful in Europe. From the ship you can see: St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Palace Embankment with Baroque buildings led by the Hermitage, the Peter and Paul Fortress with its shining spire and mighty walls, the ensemble of the arrow of Vasilyevsky Island with rostral columns.