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Walking Tour: St. Petersburg Highlights
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Letny
sad
Letny
sad
VASILEVSKY
OSTROV
VASILEVSKY
OSTROV
Marsovo
Pole
Marsovo
Pole
Rostral
Column
Rostral
Column
Winter Palace
(Hermitage Museum)
Winter Palace
(Hermitage Museum)
Church of the Savior
on the Spilled Blood
Church of the Savior
on the Spilled Blood
2
Mikhaelovsky
sad
Mikhaelovsky
sad
6
5
Mikhailovsky
Castle
Mikhailovsky
Castle
1
Alexander's
Column
Alexander's
Column
start
here
start
here
The Russian
Museum
The Russian
Museum
Dvortsovaya
Ploshchad
Dvortsovaya
Ploshchad
7
Admiralty
Admiralty
Mussorgsky
Theater
Mussorgsky
Theater
General Staff
Building
General Staff
Building
n
pl. Iskusstov
(Square of the Arts)
pl. Iskusstov
(Square of the Arts)
Narodny
most
Narodny
most
8
4
NEVSKIJ PROSPEKT-
GOSTINIJ DVOR
Nevsky Prospekt-Gostiny Dvor
NEVSKIJ PROSPEKT-
GOSTINIJ DVOR
Nevsky Prospekt-Gostiny Dvor
3
Kazan
Cathedral
Kazan
Cathedral
M
finish
here
finish
here
St. Isaac's
Cathedral
St. Isaac's
Cathedral
M
9
Kazanskaya
pl.
Kazanskaya
pl.
Gostiny
Dvor
Gostiny
Dvor
Ekaterininsky
sad
Ekaterininsky
sad
0
1/4 mi
Alexandrinsky
Theater
Alexandrinsky
Theater
0
0.25 km
Palace Square
Winter Palace
Kazan Cathedral
Dom Knigi
Church of the Savior
on the Spilled Blood
Park Giuseppe
Mikhailovsky Castle
and Gardens
The Russian Museum
Shostakovich
Philharmonic
Gostiny Dvor
Grand Hotel Europe
1
5
7
14
2
3
4
8
6
9
SADOVAQ-
SENNAQ PL.
sadovaya-
just saw. The optimism of the period when
the palace was built (1819-25) is reflected
in the mock war trophies that top its gates
and victorious frieze. The royal family
made it a museum in 1898, as their
belated effort to create a gallery of Russian
art to rival Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery.
Walk around the square past the Mussorgsky Theater
(check out its repertoire of ballet and opera perfor-
mances on the way), around the Grand Hotel Europe
and across Mikhailovskaya Ulitsa to the:
8
Shostakovich Philharmonic
Built in the 1830s, Russia's premier music
hall has staged the country's leading works,
from Tchaikovsky's concertos to Rach-
maninoff 's symphonies. It has hosted
giants including pianist Sviatoslav Richter
and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, and
does great justice to the composer who
gave it a name, Dmitry Shostakovich.
Continue down Mikhailovskaya Ulitsa to Nevsky Pros-
pekt. Turn around and look at the Square of the Arts
one more time from this perspective. Then turn left
down Nevsky and continue to the underground walk-
way at the next intersection. Cross Nevsky through
this passage, noting its lively commerce in pirated
CDs, DVDs, and software. You'll emerge at:
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Gostiny Dvor
This 19th-century shopping mall has gone
through several incarnations. Picture its
early years, when it was a gathering place
for the nobility looking for gifts to take to
