Hermitage of Saint Petersburg The Hermitage, one of the oldest and largest museums in the world was the Winter Palace of Catherine the Great. She founded the museum in 1764.
Hermitage Large square at the Hermitage Museum.
Catherine's Summer Palace The Summer Palace of Catherine II (Catherine the Great).
St. Savior's Cathedral, St. Petersburg St. Petersburg’s St. Savior’s Cathedral is beautiful and colourful. Its interior is decorated with mosaics.
St. Petersburg Almost the entire population remains in housing complexes as seen here.
Peter and Paul Cathedral In the Peter and Paul Fortress, st. Petersburg’s Peter and Paul Cathedral is the necropolis of the Russian emperors.
Peterhof - Imperial Palace of Peter the Great Peterhof is the imperial palace of Peter the Great. Its interior is beautiful and its gardens very extensive. This palace is sometimes called the Versailles of Russia.
Peterhof - Imperial Palace of Peter the Great The fountains of the Palace of Peter the Great are magnificent.
A fountain in the palace of Peter the Great.
Peterhof - Imperial Palace of Peter the Great A canal allowed visitors of Peter the Great to arrive directly from the Baltic Sea and appreciate the grandeur of this palace.
The Russian Museum, built in 1825, contains the largest collection of Russian art in the world.
The two-headed eagle that represents the Russian Empire.
Subway restaurant.
