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The Alexander Nevsky Monastery, intended to house the relics of St. Alexander Nevsky, is graced by the Holy Trinity Cathedral and five smaller churches in various styles. The monastery is also one of three main centers of Christian education in Russia, having the Russian Orthodox Academy and Seminary and the residence of the St. Petersburg ...
The boundaries on this map show the de facto situation. ... English: St. Petersburg on the map of Russia. Date: 22 April 2015: Source: Own work: Author: Stasyan117 ...
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 ...
File:Locator map of Saint Petersburg, Russia (2014–2022).svg. ... This SVG map is part of a locator map series applying the widespread location map scheme.
The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments is the name used by UNESCO when it collectively designated the historic core of the Russian city of St. Petersburg, as well as buildings and ensembles located in the immediate vicinity as a World Heritage Site in 1991.
Palace Square (Russian: Дворцо́вая пло́щадь, romanized: Dvortsovaya Ploshchad, IPA: [dvɐrˈtsovəjə ˈploɕːɪtʲ]), connecting Nevsky Prospekt with Palace Bridge leading to Vasilievsky Island, is the central city square of St Petersburg and of the former Russian Empire.
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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