• The Monument to Peter I in the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is a bronze statue by Mihail Chemiakin.
  • Today, the Peter and Paul Fortress is a UNESCO monument, part of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg.
  • Simply titled “Monument to Peter I,” the effigy was designed by Russian sculptor Mikhail Chemiakin in the 1980s and cast in bronze in the United States to be...
  • The Peter and Paul Fortress is one of the most interesting and oldest architectural monuments in St. Petersburg.
  • For the first acquaintance with the sights, it is best to come to the Peter and Paul Fortress. The oldest architectural monument and one of the main...
  • The St. Peter and Paul’s Fortress became a museum in 1924. The Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a unique architectural monument designed by...
  • An important historical, architectural and engineering monument of St. Petersburg is the Peter and Paul Fortress.
  • The history of the creation of the Peter and Paul Fortress is inextricably linked with the Northern War, which Russia and Sweden waged in the period 1700-1721.
  • The easiest way to reach the Peter and Paul Fortress is by metro to Gorkovskaya station (blue line) or Sportivnaya station (purple line), followed by a short walk.
  • The monument appeared in Peter and Paul Fortress in 1991. Though some people find the sculpture ugly and claim to remove it, the monument has already...