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Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of roughly 5.6 million residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area.
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May 10, 2024 · St. Petersburg, city and port, extreme northwestern Russia. It is a major historical and cultural center, as well as Russia’s second largest city. For two centuries (1712–1918) it was the capital of the Russian Empire. Its historic district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990.
Saint Petersburg ( Russian: Са́нкт-Петербу́рг Sankt-Peterburg ), known as Petrograd (Петроград) in 1914-1924 and Leningrad (Ленинград) in 1924-1991, is the second largest city of Russia, with 5.6 million inhabitants (2021), and the former capital of the Russian Empire.
Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.
- State Hermitage Museum. St Petersburg. The Hermitage fully lives up to its sterling reputation. You can be absorbed by its treasures for days and still come out wanting more.
- Grand Palace. Around St Petersburg. The Grand Palace is an imposing building, although with just 30-something rooms, it is not nearly as large as your typical tsarist palace.
- General Staff Building. St Petersburg. The east wing of this magnificent building, wrapping around the south of Dvortsovaya pl and designed by Carlo Rossi in the 1820s, marries restored…
- Lower Park. Around St Petersburg. One of the greatest attractions outside of St Petersburg is the jaw-dropping collection of gilded fountains, statue-lined lanes and picturesque canals…
Dec 23, 2023 · Discover the cultural and historical heart of Russia, where you can admire the Hermitage Museum, the Peterhof Palace, the Peter and Paul Fortress, and more. Learn about the history, architecture, and art of St. Petersburg, and enjoy its canals, rivers, and white nights.
Discover the best of St. Petersburg, a city of canals and cathedrals, palaces and terraces. Find out the top things to do, see and visit, from the Hermitage Museum to the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, and book your vacation with us.
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