Museums

Peter the Great's Summer Palace

Peter the Great's Summer Palace

In the Summer Garden, Peter the Great Summer Palace is located on the small island which is formed by the Neva, the Fontanka, the Swan Canal and the Moika. The Summer Palace was built by the ...
St. Isaac’s Cathedral

St. Isaac’s Cathedral

St. Isaac’s Cathedral is the most magnificent church of Saint-Petersburg, one of the most exquisite creations by the architect O. Montferrand. The largest cathedral can hold 10000 people. The huge ...
The Church of Resurrection (Saviour on the Spilled Blood)

The Church of Resurrection (Saviour on the Spilled Blood)

This cathedral was built in the memory of the Russian tsar Alexander II; it was modelled on St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, in Pseudo-Russian Style (1907, arch. Parland). The cathedral was erected ...
The Cruiser Aurora Museum

The Cruiser Aurora Museum

At the point where the Bolshaya Nevka flows out of the Neva, the famous Cruiser "Aurora" has been permanently moored since 1948. This war battle ship underwent the baptism of fire in the ...
The Kremlin

The Kremlin

The Moscow Kremlin is the centre of the Russian State, a former residence of Russian Tsars. The Russian historian Nicolay Karamzin said: “the Kremlin is a place of great historical ...
The Menshikov Palace

The Menshikov Palace

The Menshikov Palace, erected in 1720, is the first large masonry structure of Saint-Petersburg. The first architect of the palace was the Italian architect Fontana, then the German architect ...
The Mikhaylovsky Castle (Engineers' Castle)

The Mikhaylovsky Castle (Engineers' Castle)

The castle was constructed by the order of Paul I. He wanted his new residence to be made in the form of a fortified castle, to feel secure against attempts on his life. However, as a result of ...
The Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography named after Peter the Great - Kunstkammer (Chamber of Curiosities)

The Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography named after Peter the Great - Kunstkammer (Chamber of Curiosities)

The museum was founded in 1879. Rich collection acquaints the visitors with the culture of the people of Asia, Africa, Australia and American Indians. Closed: on Monday and the last Tuesday ...
The Novodevichy Convent

The Novodevichy Convent

The convent was founded at the beginning of the 16th century and was originally one of the most important “guards” of Moscow in the south-west. It is a beautiful architectural monument and one of ...
The Peter and Paul Fortress

The Peter and Paul Fortress

The Peter and Paul Fortress was founded by Peter I on a small island (Hare Island) in 1703, during the Northern War. It is the oldest construction of the city. The Fortress Museum includes: the ...
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts

The museum is situated in the premises of the former Museum of Fine Arts in the old Moscow street Volkhonka. The building of the museum was constructed to the design by the architect R.Klain in ...
The Russian Ethnographic Museum

The Russian Ethnographic Museum

The exposition is dedicated to the life styles, customs, traditions and folk art of different nationalities of Russia. In 1911, the architect Svin'in erected the present day building next to the ...
The State Armoury Chamber

The State Armoury Chamber

The State Armoury Chamber is one of the oldest museums in Russia. The building of the Armoury Chamber was constructed in 1851 by the architect K.A.Ton especially to house the museum with its world ...
The State Hermitage Museum

The State Hermitage Museum

The Hermitage is one of the oldest and at the same time the largest museums in the world. If you are going to come to Saint-Petersburg, you should include a visit to the Hermitage into your plans...
The State Russian Museum

The State Russian Museum

The Russian Museum has one of the largest collections of Russian art. There are more than 400000 paintings, sculptures, objects of applied and folk art in the museum. The Russian Museum was ...
The State Tretyakov Gallery

The State Tretyakov Gallery

It is a world known museum that stores thousands of works of art from ancient Russian icons to modern paintings. Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov,the founder of the gallery, started to collect the ...
The Yusupov Palace

The Yusupov Palace

The palace was built in 1780 in Classical style by the famous architect Vallin de la Mothe. Then the aristocratic Yusupov family used it for accommodation of their collection of paintings. The ...