Sights in St Petersburg, Russia
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| St Petersburg - the Venice of the North |
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| Alexander Column |
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| Palace Square |
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| St Issacs Cathedral |
St. Isaac’s Cathedral, ordered by Alexandra I, was built between 1818 and 1858. St. Isaac's is the fourth biggest single-domed cathedral in the world after St. Peter's in Rome, St. Paul's in London and Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.
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| Peter and Paul Fortress |
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Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
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The remains of Alexander II and his family were returned to the cathedral in 1998 and are buried in a side chapel.
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| Rostral Column - Memorial and Lighthouse |
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| The Bronze Horseman - Monument to Peter the Great |
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| Smolny Cathedral |
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| Smolny Convent |
Smolny Convent on the banks of the Neva River in St. Petersburg was built to house Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great. When she was disallowed succession to the throne, she intended to become a nun. The complex was to include a nunnery and a school for girls. When Ivan IV was overthrown, she decided against monastic life and accepted the offer of the Russian throne. The story goes that she then said that after 10 years she would take her vows; after another 10 she still enjoyed the luxurious life. She never did use her convent. Construction began in 1748 and was completed in 1761.
During World War II, Leningrad (the name for St Petersburg at that time) was under siege for 900 days. The monument was built in the early 1970's to commemorate the heroic citizens of Leningrad as well as brave soldiers on the Leningrad front.
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