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St.Petersburg

St.Petersburg. 1703 – 2003 300th Anniversary. History and features of St.Petersburg. Established on May 27, 1703 by Peter I (Peter the Great) as a “Window to Europe” “Northern Venice” – about 100 islands and 200 bridges 1712 – 1918 – the Capital of Russia 1917 - October Revolution

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St.Petersburg

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  1. St.Petersburg 1703 – 2003 300th Anniversary

  2. History and features of St.Petersburg • Established on May 27, 1703 by Peter I (Peter the Great) as a “Window to Europe” • “Northern Venice” – about 100 islands and 200 bridges • 1712 – 1918 – the Capital of Russia • 1917 - October Revolution • 1924 – 1991 – Leningrad • 1941 – 1943 – Blockade of Leningrad • “Cultural capital of Russia” • About 5 million people • More than 50 universities

  3. Peter and Paul's Fortress

  4. Summer Garden

  5. The Bronze Horseman

  6. Neva River

  7. Canals of St.Petersburg

  8. The Winter Canal

  9. Anichkov Bridge

  10. White Nights in St.Petersburg

  11. The Hermitage (Winter Palace)

  12. General Headquarters

  13. Admiralty

  14. The Russian Museum

  15. Mikhailovsky Castle

  16. Savior on the Spilt Blood Cathedral

  17. The Kazan Cathedral

  18. St. Isaac's Cathedral

  19. The Smolny Convent

  20. The Mosque

  21. Peterhof (Petrodvorets)

  22. Peterhof – Upper Garden

  23. Peterhof - Interior

  24. Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)

  25. Pavlovsk

  26. Pavlovsk – Interior

  27. Mariinsky Theater

  28. St.Petersburg State Polytechnic University

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