General Staff Building

The General Staff Building is an edifice with a 580 m-long bow-shaped facade, situated on in , , in front of the Winter Palace.
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  • Museum
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1829
  • …has 4 floors
  • Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday noon–9:00 PM
  • Description: building on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Address: Дворцовая площадь 6-8, 191186
  • Also known as
    “General Staff Building, Saint Petersburg”
    “Восточное крыло Главного штаба”

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General Staff Building

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Latitude
59.93855° or 59° 56′ 19″ north
Longitude
30.31836° or 30° 19′ 6″ east
Open location code
9GFGW8Q9+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 309796655
Open­Street­Map feature
building = yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = museum
Wiki­data ID
Q2622043

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“General Staff Building” goes by many names.
مبنى الجنرال ستافArabic
مبنى القيادة العامةArabic
Գլխավոր շտաբի շենքArmenian
Edificiu del Estáu Mayor (San Petersburgu)Asturian
Будынак Галоўнага штабаBelarusian
總參謀部大樓Chinese
Budova generálního štábuCzech
Algemeen StafgebouwDutch
مبنى القياده العامهEgyptian Arabic
مبنى القياده العامه (سانت بطرسبرج)Egyptian Arabic
Konstruaĵo de la Ĝenerala StaboEsperanto
Palais de l’État-MajorFrench
GeneralstabsgebäudeGerman
בניין המטה הכלליHebrew
Palazzo dello Stato MaggioreItalian
ساختمان ستاد کلPersian
ساختمان ستاد کل (سنت پترزبورگ)Persian
Budynek Sztabu Generalnego w Sankt PetersburguPolish
Gmach Sztabu Głównego w PetersburguPolish
Palácio do Estado MaiorPortuguese
Clădirea Statului Major General din Sankt PetersburgRomanian
Арка Главного штабаRussian
Главный штабRussian
Здание Генерального штабаRussian
Здание Главного штабаRussian
Здание Государственного штабаRussian
stavba generalštabaSlovenian
Edificio del Estado MayorSpanish
General Staff BuildingSwedish
อาคารเสนาธิการทหารบกThai
อาคารเสนาธิการทหารบก (เซนต์ปีเตอส์เบิร์ก)Thai
Genelkurmay Başkanlığı BinasıTurkish
Genelkurmay Başkanlığı Binası (Sankt-Peterburg)Turkish
Будинок Головного штабуUkrainian

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