Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Exploring St. Peter and Paul Fortress
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Yoannovsky
Bridge
Yoannovsky
Bridge
Golovkin
Bastion
Golovkin
Bastion
Kronverksky
Bastion
Kronverksky
Bastion
Menshikov
Bastion
Menshikov
Bastion
5
4
11
Zotov
Bastion
Zotov
Bastion
3
Peter and Paul
Cathedral
Peter and Paul
Cathedral
6
Artillery
Warehouse
Artillery
Warehouse
12
Yoannovsky
Ravelin
Yoannovsky
Ravelin
2
10
Mint
Mint
Alekseyevsky
Ravelin
Alekseyevsky
Ravelin
9
7
8
Gosudarev
Bastion
Gosudarev
Bastion
Trubetskoy
Bastion
Trubetskoy
Bastion
1
11
Nevsky Gates and
Commandant's pier
Nevsky Gates and
Commandant's pier
11
Naryshkinsky
Bastion
Naryshkinsky
Bastion
Neva
Neva
Boathouse of
Peter the Great 6
Casemates
(Gun Openings) 3
Commandant house 7
Engineer's yard 9
Former political prison 1
Guard House 8
Kronverkskiye Gates 5
Nikolskiye Gates 4
Peter the Great Gates 10
Turrets 11
Vasilievskiye Gates 2
Yoannovskiye Gates 12
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Overlooking Palace Square from a distance to the west is the Admiralty (Admiral-
teistvo) , once a fortified shipyard. It is now a naval academy that sadly is not open
to the public. It's such a crucial St. Petersburg monument, however, that it's worth spend-
ing a few minutes admiring its 61m-high (200-ft.) spire, topped by a weather vane in the
shape of a ship. Stand on the plaza beneath the spire and look toward the city: You're at
the nexus of three major avenues—Nevsky Prospekt, Gorokhovaya Ulitsa, and Voznesen-
sky Prospekt—that shoot out from the Admiralty like a trident. This is no accident, and
is one example of the city's careful design. The building was one of the first in St. Peters-
burg, built to feed Peter the Great's dream of making Russia into a naval power.
3 CATHEDRALS, MONASTERIES & MORE
Alexander Nevsky Monastery and Cemetery (Lavra Aleksandra Nevskogo)
The reason most visitors come to this complex is for its two cemeteries, which hold the
remains of some of Russia's leading cultural figures, whose gravestones are works of art
themselves, often reflecting the trade of those buried beneath. The monastery was built
in 1710, named by Peter after the 13th-century Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky, who
defeated the Swedes in a decisive 1240 battle. Nevsky's remains were brought here; his
grave was later joined by those of Dostoyevsky and Tchaikovsky; fellow composers
Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, and Mussorgsky; the architects of St. Petersburg's key monu-
ments; and the brilliant and remarkable founder of Russia's first universities, Mikhail
 
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