St. Petersburg, "The Venice of the North"


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September 17th 2011
Published: September 17th 2011
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Hi Everybody! St. Petersburg is an icredibly beautiful city with its amazing architecture! It reminds me of Prague with the many pastel colored buildings. It has given us a great first impression of Russia and has definitely won our hearts. In some of our past travels to Eastern Europe, we have seen hundreds of gray Soviet apartment buildings and administration buildings. In St. Petersburg, we... Read Full Entry



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Peter and Paul FortressPeter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress

This fortress was built to protect Russia's capital from the Swedish fleet. Peter the Great lived here while planning and building St. Petersburg.
Lucky TossLucky Toss
Lucky Toss

People were throwing coins and trying to land them on these pilings outside the Fortress.
Iron LionIron Lion
Iron Lion

One of a pair of lions by the Dvortsovy Bridge.
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The Alexander Columnb

This is in front of the Heritage Museum at Palace Square.



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