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Saint Petersburg's position below the Arctic Circle, on the same latitude as nearby Helsinki, Stockholm, Aberdeen and Oslo (60° N), causes twilight to last all night in May, June and July. This phenomenon is known as the "white nights". The white nights are closely linked to another attraction — the eight drawbridges spanning the Neva. The ...
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The name day of Peter I falls on 29 June, when the Russian Orthodox Church observes the memory of apostles Peter and Paul.The consecration of the small wooden church in their names (its construction began at the same time as the citadel) made them the heavenly patrons of the Peter and Paul Fortress, while Saint Peter at the same time became the eponym of the whole city.
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The Admiralty tower The Alexander Palace The Alexandrinsky Theatre Church of the Savior on Blood Grand Choral Synagogue The Alexander Column and the Winter Palace in Palace Square The Imperial Academy of Arts The Kazan Cathedral at night Kikin Hall The Kunstkamera The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange The Smolny Convent The Peter and Paul Fortress Narva Triumphal Gate Saint Isaac's Cathedral ...
St. Petersburg's position on a latitude of about 60° N, less than seven degrees to the south of the Arctic Circle, leads to a huge variation in day length across seasons, ranging from 5 h 53 min to 18 h 50 min, and causes twilight to last all night in early summer, from June to mid-July – the celebrated phenomenon known as the white nights.
Peter moved the capital from Moscow to Saint Petersburg in 1712. After the death of Peter the Great in 1725, Peter II of Russia moved his seat back to Moscow, but in 1732 Saint Petersburg became capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years. The Revolution of 1905 began in Saint Petersburg and spread rapidly into the provinces.