A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications
The A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications is a museum of science and technology founded in 1872. It is located in the historic centre of Saint Petersburg, Russia, near Saint Isaac's Square.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:30 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: postal & telecommunications museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Also known as: “Дворец А. А. Безбородко”
- Address: Почтамтская улица 7, 190121
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peter the Great and Museum of the History of Religion.
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. Peter the Great is situated 420 metres north of A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications.
Museum of the History of Religion
Museum
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The Museum of the History of Religion is a museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The museum was created in 1932 by a decision of the Presidium of the Soviet Academy of Sciences as the Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism and was housed in the former Kazan Cathedral until 2000. Museum of the History of Religion is situated 100 metres southwest of A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications.
Moika Palace
Museum
Photo: Ninaras, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palace of the Yusupovs on the Moika, known as the Moika Palace or Yusupov Palace, is a former residence of the Russian noble House of Yusupov in St. Moika Palace is situated 410 metres southwest of A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Petersburg and Apraksin Dvor.
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.
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.
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.
A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
59.93265° or 59° 55′ 58″ northLongitude
30.30226° or 30° 18′ 8″ eastInception
18th centuryLevels
2Open location code
9GFGW8M2+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 61650354OpenStreetMap feature
building=mansionOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q4504316
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“A.S. Popov Central Museum of Communications” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “A. S. 波波夫中央通訊博物館”
- Chinese: “俄羅斯中央通訊博物館”
- German: “Zentralmuseum für Kommunikation”
- Japanese: “A.S.ポポフ通信中央博物館”
- Japanese: “ポポフ名称中央通信博物館”
- Russian: “Музей связи (Санкт-Петербург)”
- Russian: “Телеграфный музей”
- Russian: “Центральный музей связи им. А. С. Попова”
- Russian: “Центральный музей связи имени А. С. Попова”
- Russian: “Центральный музей связи имени А.С. Попова”
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