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The Peter and Paul Fortress ( Russian: Петропавловская крепость, romanized : Petropavlovskaya krepost') 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. [1] Between the first half of the 1700s and early ...
- 1703–1740
- Domenico Trezzini
- Fortress and Museum
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the central site of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, which uses several parts of the fortress to host exhibitions chronicling various aspects of the history of the complex, and of life in the city as a whole.
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Nov 24, 2020 · History of the Peter and Paul Fortress. A giant fortification, the Peter and Paul Fortress was founded in May 1703 by Peter the Great in order to defend the city from Swedish attack as, at the time, Russia and Sweden were engaged in the Great Northern War. However, it never fulfilled this role, the Swedish having been defeated before managing ...
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St. Peter's Gate (Petrovskiye Vorota) at the Peter and Paul Fortress, designed by Trezzini in 1708. Within the fortress walls, the first building to appear was the Church of Ss. Peter and Paul, a wooden version of which was consecrated on 1 April 1704. A Lutheran church to St. Anne existed next to it until 1710, but was destroyed to make way ...
The Peter and Paul Fortress was established in May 1703, the third year of the Great Northern War with Sweden, which would last until 1721. Having reduced Swedish positions along the Neva River from Lake Ladoga, Peter I needed a fortified point in the Neva estuary to protect Russia 's position on the Gulf of Finland.
The Peter and Paul Fortress ( Russian: Петропавловская крепость, romanized: Petropavlovskaya krepost') 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. Between the first half of the 1700s and early 1920s ...
The Peter and Paul Fortress was built to defend the city from naval attacks in the midst of Peter the Great's war with Sweden. The original earth and log bastions were constructed in 1704 under the Tsar's supervision and 5 of his closest associates.
