Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress is a museum in Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Peter and Paul Fortress is situated nearby to the memorial Peter I Monument, as well as near Gosudarev Bastion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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 Peter and Paul Fortress and Saint Petersburg.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Neighborhood
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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.
Saint Petersburg
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″ northLongitude
30.31825° or 30° 19′ 6″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9GFGW8X9+V8GeoNames ID
7874168
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