Saint Petersburg

For photos

Places people open a camera for: palaces, towers, bridges and gardens.

Palace & fortress
Yusupov Palace on Moika
The site of Grigori Rasputin's murder in 1916.
Cemetery
Smolensk Cemetery
The Smolensk cemeteries on the western edge of Vasilievsky Island.
Architecture
Dumskaya Tower
The tower of the former City Duma on Nevsky, with a clock over the avenue.
Theatre & culture
Mirage Cinema
An art nouveau cinema on Bolshoy Prospekt of Petrogradskaya.
Architecture
Russian National Library on Moskovsky Prospekt
The Russian National Library building on Moskovsky Prospekt.
Bridge
Red Bridge
A historic single-span bridge across the Moika River, known for its red color.
Architecture
Demidov Mansion
The Demidov house at 43 Bolshaya Morskaya, now the Italian embassy.
Architecture
Sevkabel Port
The marine-cable factory on the Vasilyevsky harbour, opened as a public yard on the gulf.
Transport landmark
Vitebsky Railway Station
The first railway station in Russia and the most beautiful Art Nouveau station in the country.
Architecture
Stieglitz Academy
The Stieglitz Academy of Art and Industry on the Solyanoy Lane.
Park & garden
Lopukhinsky Garden
Lopukhinsky Garden on the Petrograd side, above the Karpovka.