Sights & Attractions in St. Petersburg

Things to Do in The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Name	Category	Location

Admiralty The Admiralty is considered the city's architectural center, and...	Architectural Sites	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Anglijskaya naberezhnaya Anglijskaya naberezhnaya . Before the Revolution of 1917 this...	Neighborhoods / Streets	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Chamber of Art The Chamber of Art, also called the Chamber of Curiosities, is...	Museums / Galleries	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Decembrists' Square Decembrists' Square . This square, which was originally called...	Squares	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Egyptian Sphinxes On the landing in front of the Repin Institute, leading down...	Memorials / Monuments	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island


Menshikov Palace Alexander Menshikov (1673-1729), St. Petersburg's first governor...	Castles / Palaces	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Most Leytenanta Shmidta Most Leytenanta Shmidta . Built between 1842 and 1850 this was...	Bridges / Tunnels	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Rostral Columns Swiss architect Thomas de Thomon designed these columns, which...	Memorials / Monuments	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Russian Academy of Sciences Erected on strictly classical lines between 1783 and 1789, this...	Educational Institutions	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Senate and Synod Senate and Synod . Before the Revolution of 1917, this long...	Government Buildings	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Siniy most This bridge spanning the Moika River is so wide (100 meters...	Bridges / Tunnels	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

St. Isaac's Cathedral The grandly proportioned St. Isaac's is the world's third-largest...	Religious Sites	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

St. Nicholas Cathedral This turquoise-and-white extravaganza of a Russian baroque cathedral...	Religious Sites	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

St. Petersburg State University In 1819 Tsar Alexander I founded this university, today one of...	Educational Institutions	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Strelka The Strelka ("arrow" or "spit") affords a dazzling view of both...	Viewpoints	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Vladimir Nabokov Museum-Apartment Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), author of the novel Lolita, was...	Museums / Galleries	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Yusupov Palace On the cold night of December 17, 1916, this elegant yellow palace...	Castles / Palaces	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island

Zoological Museum The prize of this zoological museum's unusual collection, which...	Museums / Galleries	The Admiralteisky and Vasilievsky Island
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