Peter and Paul Fortress

The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peter I Monument and Gosudarev Bastion.

Peter I Monument

Memorial

The Monument to Peter I in the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is a bronze statue by Mihail Chemiakin. It was designed and cast in the United States in the 1980s and donated by Chemiakin to the city.

Gosudarev Bastion

Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.

Gosudarev Bastion is situated 130 metres east of Peter and Paul Fortress.

Artillery Museum

Museum

Photo: George Shuklin, CC BY-SA 1.0.

The Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps, also known simply as the Artillery Museum, is a state-owned military museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Artillery Museum is situated 470 metres northwest of Peter and Paul Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Petersburg and Petrograd Side.

Saint Petersburg

Photo: Albabos, CC BY 3.0.

Saint Petersburg, known as Petrograd in 1914-1924 and Leningrad in 1924-1991, is the second largest city of Russia, with 5.6 million inhabitants, the fourth most populous city in Europe, the world's northernmost city of at least a million residents, and the former capital of the Russian Empire.

Petrograd Side

Photo: Мария.Б., CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Petrograd Side is a borough in Saint Petersburg consisting of the islands of the northern part of the Neva delta. Mostly residential, it is also home to several smaller universities, stadiums of FC Zenit and the tallest structure of the city, a 326-m-high TV tower.

Peter and Paul Fortress

Type: Museum
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude

59.94973° or 59° 56′ 59″ north

Longitude

30.31825° or 30° 19′ 6″ east

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

9GFGW8X9+V8

GeoNames ID

7874168

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