Vasyl’evsky Ostrov
Vasyl’evsky Ostrov is a locality in Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast and has about 203,000 residents. Vasyl’evsky Ostrov is situated nearby to the locality New Holland Island, as well as near Admiralteisky.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vasilievsky Island and Peter the Great.
Vasilievsky Island
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Vasilievsky Island is an island in Saint Petersburg situated between the Bolshaya Neva and the Malaya Neva, two main distributaries of the river. The population of the district, including the adjacent to Dekabristov Island, separated by the Smolenka river, and smaller islets, is approximately 215,000 people.
Peter the Great
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bronze Horseman is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was opened to the public on 18 August 1782.
Menshikov Palace
Museum
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The Menshikov Palace is a Petrine Baroque edifice in Saint Petersburg, situated on Universitetskaya Embankment of the Bolshaya Neva on Vasilyevsky Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petrograd Side and Center.
Petrograd Side
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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.
Center
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The Center of Saint Petersburg is the area of main interest to the traveler, home to most attractions of the metropolis. It's bound by the Neva river and the Obvodny Canal, on a set of islands formed by numerous rivers and channels.
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. Peter and Paul Fortress is situated 3½ km east of Vasyl’evsky Ostrov.
Vasyl’evsky Ostrov
- Type: Locality with 203,000 residents
- Location: Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Russian—“Vasyl’evsky Ostrov” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Vasilinsaari”
- Russian: “Василеостровский”
- Russian: “Васильевский остров”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Holland Island and Admiralteisky.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Petersburg State University and Grebnoy Port.
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