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Saint Petersburg, [c] formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, [d] is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva , at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea .
A popular ska punk band from Saint Petersburg is called Leningrad. Leningrad Oblast retained its name after a popular vote. It is a separate federal subject of Russia of which the city of St. Petersburg is the capital. In 1996, Vladimir Yakovlev was elected the head of the Saint Petersburg City Administration, and changed his title from mayor ...
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.
The Opera House at Saint Petersburg Conservatory, the first in Russia, was founded in 1861 by Anton Rubinstein and bears the name of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; its alumni include Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich who also taught here.
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 ...
The Twelve Collegia building of St. Petersburg State University The Pulkovo Observatory. Saint Petersburg has long been a leading center of science and education in Russia. Russian Academy of Sciences (1724) Saint Petersburg State University (founded 1724) Saint Petersburg Naval Academy (founded 18th century) Imperial Academy of Arts (founded 1757)
1988 – Xenia of Saint Petersburg canonized. 1989 Komedianty Theatre founded. Akhmatova Museum opens. 1990 – Ostrov Theatre opens. 1991 City renamed Saint Petersburg. Flag design adopted. Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak becomes mayor. 1993 – Tunnel nightclub opens. [citation needed] 1994 Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg formed.
The Peter and Paul Cathedral (Russian: Петропавловский собор, romanized: Petropavlovskiy sobor) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is the first and oldest landmark in St. Petersburg, built between 1712 and 1733 on Hare Island along the Neva River.