Architettura
Peter and Paul Fortress
- Lun
- 06:00–20:30
- Mar
- 06:00–20:30
- Mer
- 06:00–20:30
- Gio
- 06:00–20:30
- Ven
- 06:00–20:30
- Sab
- 06:00–20:30
- Dom
- 06:00–20:30
- Orari
- The island grounds are accessible until 20:30; the island fully closes at 21:00. Museum exhibitions are generally closed on Wednesdays and have separate hours.
- Prezzo
- The grounds are free; the combined ticket for museum attractions costs RUB 1,500.
- Come visitare
- The main visitor entrance is via Ioannovsky Bridge and Ioannovsky Gate; the information centre and ticket office are in the Ioannovsky Ravelin. Entry to the grounds is free, but museum attractions require a ticket; the Neva-side passage and beach are temporarily closed for restoration.
- Orari
- Circa 60 min
Perché vale la deviazione
The original citadel of Saint Petersburg, founded by Peter the Great.
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, founded in 1703. It served as a prison for political criminals and has been a museum since 1924.
Le persone legate a questo indirizzo
Legami documentati, non aneddoti da rotocalco.
Maxim Gorky
After the Bloody Sunday events of January 1905 he was imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress (released 14 February 1905 after international protests) — his most concrete monumental tie in the catalog.
Tadeusz Kościuszko
After capture at Maciejowice (1794) imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress (Commandant’s House) until released by Paul I in 1796–97.
Leon Trotsky
After the 1905 Soviet arrest spent time in Peter and Paul Fortress before trial and Siberian exile; in Oct 1917 the fortress was an MRC strongpoint under his Military Revolutionary Committee.
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Percorrilo con le storie
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