Arts and cultural museums in Saint Petersburg

Russian Museum, Hermitage in Saint Petersburg

For three centuries Saint-Petersburg has been impressing visitors from all over the world. The city is not only an open-air museum, but also an embodiment of last three hundred years of the Russian history.

It is very difficult to describe Saint-Petersburg in a few words. It is a really bewildering city that captivates you and makes you want to come back again and again. However long you stay here, it never seems to be enough to visit all the sights. It is here splendid palaces, cathedrals and monuments are built, museums with the richest collections such as the Hermitage and the Russian museum, the famous Mariinsky Theater are constructed.

Kunstkammer

Saint Petersburg

Kunstkammer has been the symbol of the Russian Academy of Sciences since the early 18th century.
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Pavlovsk Museum-Reserve

Pavlovsk, St.Petersburg

The Pavlovsk palace-museum gives a good idea of the development of classicism in Russian architecture at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries.
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Peterhof fountains, parks, museums.

Peterhof, St.Petersburg

Peterhof — the sumptuous "Russian Versailles". Fountains, parks, museums.
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The Church of the Resurrection (Savior on the Blood)

Saint Petersburg

The cathedral boasts a luxurious and rich decor, ornamental architraves, frames, corbels, ceramic tiles, and colored glazed tiles.
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The Hermitage Museum (The Winter Palace)

Saint Petersburg

One of the largest museums in the world. The leading role in this unique architectural ensemble is played by the Winter Palace, the residence of the Russian tsars that was built to the design of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
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The State Russian Museum

Saint Petersburg

This is the other art museum in St. Petersburg. Mostly Russian paintings, sculptures, etc. The Russian Museum is the first state museum of the Russian fine art in the country.
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Tsarskoe selo museum-reserve

Pushkin, St.Petersburg

This territory was part of the Old Russian state from ancient times. For over two centuries Tsarskoe Selo was considered the main imperial summer residence. Formerly known as Tsarskoye Selo, the "Czar's Village", Pushkin is known for its numerous imperial parks and palaces.
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Yusupovsky Palace

Saint Petersburg

The Yusupov Palace, a unique historical landmark of federal importance showcasing architectural trends from the 18th through 20th centuries. From the 1830s, the palace was owned by the Yusupov family – own of the richest families in Russia.
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