Spit of the Vasilievsky Island

The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns, located in in the Russian Federation, are significant examples of Greek Revival architecture.
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  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: Russian Stock Exchange Building in Petersburg
  • Also known as: “Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Museum of Soil Science.

Museum
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The is a Russian devoted to zoology. It is located in , on Universitetskaya Embankment. is situated 180 metres southwest of Spit of the Vasilievsky Island.

Museum
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V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil was founded in 1902 at by Vasilli Vasil'evich Dokuchaev. Commonly regarded as the father of Soil science, Dokuchaev started his extensive collection of soil samples in 1880. is situated 180 metres west of Spit of the Vasilievsky Island.

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The Bronze Horseman is an of in the in , Russia. It was opened to the public on 18 August 1782. is situated 1 km south of Spit of the Vasilievsky Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Petersburg and Peter and Paul Fortress.

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, 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.

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

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The is a borough in 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.

Spit of the Vasilievsky Island

Latitude
59.94429° or 59° 56′ 39″ north
Longitude
30.30725° or 30° 18′ 26″ east
Open location code
9GFGW8V4+PW
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q2367636
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Spit of the Vasilievsky Island” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Стрэлка Васільеўскага вострава”
  • Catalan: “Strelka de l’illa de Vasílievski”
  • Catalan: “Strelka”
  • Chinese: “海上交易所”
  • Chinese: “瓦西里岛”
  • Dutch: “Strelka Vasilevskogo ostrova”
  • Estonian: “Peterburi vana börs”
  • Finnish: “Pietarin vanha pörssi”
  • French: “Pointe de l’île Vassilievski”
  • German: “Spit of the Vasilievsky Island”
  • Italian: “La Punta”
  • Italian: “piazza della Borsa”
  • Italian: “Piazza della Borsa”
  • Italian: “Punta dell’isola di Basilio”
  • Italian: “Punta dell’isola di San Basilio”
  • Italian: “Punta San Basilio”
  • Italian: “Punta”
  • Japanese: “サンクトペテルブルクの旧証券取引所とロストラ柱”
  • Japanese: “ロストラの灯台柱”
  • Japanese: “旧証券取引所とロストラ柱”
  • Korean: “구 상트페테르부르크 증권거래소와 로스트랄 등대”
  • Russian: “Биржевая площадь”
  • Russian: “Стрелка В.О.”
  • Russian: “Стрелка Васильевского острова”
  • Russian: “Стрелка ВО”
  • Spanish: “Strelka”
  • Ukrainian: “Стрілка Васильєвського острова”

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Highlights include Exchange Square and Гранитный шар.

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