• ...is the Peter & Paul Fortress, a multiple building complex, which contains the oldest church in St. Petersburg titled the Cathedral of the Saints Peter and Paul.
  • ...to designs by the military engineer N.I. Muravyev, the baroque Engineering House is one of the oldest unaltered buildings in the Peter and Paul Fortress.
  • The Engineering House is a historical building and a unique example of the "Peter's Baroque", located on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress...
  • building in Saint Petersburg, Russia. ... Fortress of Peter & Paul IMG 7507.JPG 3,648 × 2,736; 3.94 MB. Petropavlovsk Fort 02.JPG 4,928 × 3,264; 7.16 MB.
  • The Peter and Paul Fortress acquired its museum significance in 1766, when a building was built on its territory to accommodate Peter the Great's boat...
  • The fortress contains several buildings clustered around the Peter and Paul Cathedral (1712–1733), which has a 122.5 m (402 ft) bell-tower and a gilded...
  • The Peter and Paul Fortress was built in record time by soldiers, peasants from neighboring villages and captured Swedes.
  • It is known as the Cabin of Peter the Great and served as tsar Peter’s “palace” from 1703 until 1708, before the Peter and Paul Fortress had been finished.
  • Peter and Paul Fortress was founded in 1703 as a war fortress, during Russia’s involvement in the Great Northern War with Sweden.
  • How to get there. Peter and Paul’s Fortress is located on Hare’s island, about a 5-7 minute walk from the metro station “Gorkovskaya”.