The Winter Palace of Peter the Great
The Winter Palace of Peter the Great is a museum in Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast. The Winter Palace of Peter the Great is situated nearby to the military installation Штаб СЗРК ВВ МВД РФ, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Обзор ангела.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood and House of Scientists.
The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
Museum
Photo: AndreyWi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia which currently functions as a secular museum and church at the same time. The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood is situated 670 metres southeast of The Winter Palace of Peter the Great.
House of Scientists
Community center
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of Scientists in St Petersburg was the first House of Scientists established in Russia. It was initiated by the Petrograd Commission for the Improvement of the Life of Scientists on January 31, 1920. House of Scientists is situated 120 metres east of The Winter Palace of Peter the Great.
General Staff Building
Museum
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The General Staff Building is an edifice with a 580 m-long bow-shaped facade, situated on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in front of the Winter Palace. General Staff Building is situated 470 metres south of The Winter Palace of Peter the Great.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peter and Paul Fortress and Apraksin Dvor.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Neighborhood
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Apraksin Dvor
Suburb
Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, covering 14 hectares. It is currently under a massive long-term renovation project.
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.
The Winter Palace of Peter the Great
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Peter I Winter Palace”
- Categories: former building or structure, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.94281° or 59° 56′ 34″ northLongitude
30.31803° or 30° 19′ 5″ eastOpen location code
9GFGW8V9+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 4953958351OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4191996
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Ukrainian—“The Winter Palace of Peter the Great” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Talvipalatsi”
- French: “Palais d’hiver de Pierre le Grand”
- Russian: “зимний дворец петра i”
- Russian: “Зимний дворец Петра I”
- Russian: “зимний дворец петра”
- Ukrainian: “Старий Зимовий палац”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Штаб СЗРК ВВ МВД РФ and Обзор ангела.
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