Sights & Attractions in St. Petersburg

Things to Do in Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Name	Category	Location

Alexander Nevsky Lavra The word lavra in Russian is reserved for a monastery of the highest...	Religious Sites	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Alexander Pushkin Drama Theater Alexander Pushkin Drama Theater ] [rusT][rust].The most imposing...	Arts / Performance Venues	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Anichkov most Each corner of this beautiful bridge spanning the Fontanka River...	Bridges / Tunnels	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Anichkov Palace Anichkov Palace . This palace, which was named for the colonel...	Castles / Palaces	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Anna Akhmatova Literary Museum This museum occupies the former palace of Count Sheremetyev and...	Museums / Galleries	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)


Armenian Church Armenian Church . A fine example of the early-classical style...	Religious Sites	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Church of St. Catherine Church of St. Catherine . Built between 1763 and 1783 by Vallin...	Religious Sites	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

City Duma This building with a notable red-and-white tower served as the...	Architectural Sites	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Dom Knigi Dom Knigi . This is where you'll find Petersburgers in a favorite...	Stores / Malls	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

F.M. Dostoyevsky Literary-Memorial Museum Here, at the last place in which he lived, Fyodor Dostoyevsky...	Museums / Galleries	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Gostiny Dvor Taking up an entire city block, this is St. Petersburg's answer...	Stores / Malls	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Kazan Cathedral After a visit to Rome, Tsar Paul I (1754-1801) commissioned this...	Religious Sites	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Lutheran Church Lutheran Church . Designed by Alexander Bryullov in 1833 to...	Religious Sites	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Nevsky prospekt St. Petersburg's Champs-Élysées, Nevsky prospekt...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Piskaryevskoye Cemetery The extent of this city's suffering during the 900-day siege...	Cemeteries	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Ploshchad Vosstaniya Originally called Znamenskaya Ploshchad (Square of the Sign)...	Squares	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Rimsky-Korsakov Museum Rimsky-Korsakov Museum -. Classical concerts are held twice...	Museums / Galleries	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Russian National Library Opened in 1814 as the Imperial Public Library, this was Russia's...	Libraries	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Smolny Confusion abounds when you mention the Smolny, because you may...	Religious Sites	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Smolnyi Institut Smolnyi Institut . The institute, just south of the Cathedral...	Museums / Galleries	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Stroganov Palace Stroganov Palace . Even by the regal standards of Russia's aristocratic...	Castles / Palaces	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Taurida Palace Taurida Palace . Built between 1783 and 1789 on the orders of...	Castles / Palaces	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

TsPKiO TsPKiO . The commonly used acronym of this park stands for "Central...	Parks	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Yeliseyevsky Food Emporium Yeliseyevsky Food Emporium . Officially called Gastronome No...	Stores / Malls	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)

Zodchevo Rossi Ulitsa This thoroughfare, once known as "Theater Street" (because it...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Upper Nevsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya (Lower Nevsky Prospekt)
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