Downtown St Petersburg, looking across the Neva River, looking at the Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral built in 1712
The Hermitage - official residence of the Russian tsars until 1917.
Now one of the world’s most important and largest museums.
The famous Bronze Horseman statue of Peter the Great. 1782
I didn’t know where we were going next
The white building on the left is the Kunstkamera, built by Peter the Great in 1714, which became Russia’s first museum. The yellow building is the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Downtown St. Petersburg
We spent most of our afternoon here. Unfortunately, photography was not permitted. However, it was so crowded that I couldn’t get near any paintings or sculptures. Very frustrating and disappointing
Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, built in 1852, currently a museum
