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St.Petersburg 1703 – 2003 300th Anniversary. History and features of St.Petersburg Established on May 27, 1703 by Peter I (Peter the Great) as a Window.

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1 St.Petersburg 1703 – 2003 300th Anniversary

2 History and features of St.Petersburg Established on May 27, 1703 by Peter I (Peter the Great) as a Window to Europe Northern Venice – about 100 islands and 200 bridges 1712 – 1918 – the Capital of Russia 1917 - October Revolution 1924 – 1991 – Leningrad 1941 – 1943 – Blockade of Leningrad Cultural capital of Russia About 5 million people More than 50 universities

3 Peter and Paul's Fortress

4 Summer Garden

5 The Bronze Horseman

6 Neva River

7 Canals of St.Petersburg

8 The Winter Canal

9 Anichkov Bridge

10 White Nights in St.Petersburg

11 The Hermitage (Winter Palace)

12 General Headquarters

13 Admiralty

14 The Russian Museum

15 Mikhailovsky Castle

16 Savior on the Spilt Blood Cathedral

17 The Kazan Cathedral

18 St. Isaac's Cathedral

19 The Smolny Convent

20 The Mosque

21 Peterhof (Petrodvorets)

22 Peterhof – Upper Garden

23 Peterhof - Interior

24 Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)

25 Pavlovsk

26 Pavlovsk – Interior

27 Mariinsky Theater

28 St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University


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