Menshikov Bastion
Menshikov Bastion is in Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Menshikov Bastion is situated nearby to the historic site Экспериментальная ракета РЛА-1 с двигателем ОРМ-52, as well as near Петровская куртина.Photo: Екатерина Борисова, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Petersburg Mosque and Artillery Museum.
Saint Petersburg Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Florstein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saint Petersburg Mosque, when opened in 1913, was the largest mosque in Europe outside Turkey. The mosque is situated in downtown St Petersburg. Its two minarets are 49 meters high and the dome is 39 meters high. Saint Petersburg Mosque is situated 460 metres northeast of Menshikov Bastion.
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 370 metres northwest of Menshikov Bastion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peter and Paul Fortress and Petrograd Side.
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.
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.
Saint Petersburg
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.
Menshikov Bastion
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: part of the Peter & Paul Fortress
- Categories: bastion, architectural landmark, and tourism
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
59.95162° or 59° 57′ 6″ northLongitude
30.31972° or 30° 19′ 11″ eastOpen location code
9GFGX829+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 7633269376OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4290614
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Russian—“Menshikov Bastion” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “პეტრე-პავლეს ციხესიმაგრის მენშიკოვის ბასტიონი”
- Russian: “Меншиков бастион Петропавловской крепости”
- Russian: “Меншиков бастион”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Экспериментальная ракета РЛА-1 с двигателем ОРМ-52 and Петровская куртина.
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