- ...complex of the fortress, which includes two structures, built at different times and joined by a covered walkway: the Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral (standing directly...
- The Peter and Paul Fortress was built to defend the city from naval attacks in the midst of Peter the Great's war with Sweden.
- 1703-1918" - museum in the Peter and Paul Fortress of St. Petersburg. The exhibition is permanent and is located in a historic building-the commandant's house.
- Ahead is the centerpiece of the fortress, the Peter and Paul Cathedral, with its 122.5 meter (+400 foot) tall gilded spiral with a golden angel perched on top.
- Located on the smallest island in St. Petersburg (Zayachy Island), the Peter and Paul Fortress will take you back to the days of the city’s founder.
- Peter and Paul fortress, originally conceived as a military fortification and built according the contemporary system of French military engineer Vauban, has never...
- It was on this day 27 of May (according to the old calendar - 16 of May) of 1703 of the year Peter the Great decided to start building the Peter and Paul Fortress.
- 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.
- Since 1924 it has been a state museum. The Peter and Paul Fortress is a monument of Russian architecture, on which various architects worked.
- The Peter and Paul Fortress is located directly at the centre of the city. From this small original first construction a whole city structure later developed over time...