10 evidence that St. Petersburg - the most beautiful city in Europe

Church of the Savior on Blood h2> or Cathedral of the Resurrection on the Blood - built on the site where in 1881 there was an attempt on the life of Emperor Alexander II, in which he was mortally wounded.



In addition to the colorful exterior, inside the temple is a veritable museum of mosaics.

The Winter Palace h2>

The Winter Palace, in the past - the main Russian imperial palace, located in the Palace Square.



The area has an interesting architectural multiplicity: the palace is in Baroque style and the headquarters building Guards Corps - in the classical style.



When Catherine II, in which the construction of the Palace was finally completed, bought from the Berlin merchant art collection, she ordered the construction of another two-storey building to store pictures. Now Hermitage keeps about 700,000 works of art.

River Cleaning h2>

Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge h2>

In the background you can see the Smolny Cathedral.

St. Isaac's Cathedral h2>

The church was built in 1858. In 1930 it was closed and then became a museum.



The impressive interior is covered with detailed mosaics that complement the beautiful columns of malachite and lapis lazuli.

Alexandrovsky Garden h2>

Book House (House Singer) h2>

St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral h2>

This church - the tallest building in Kronstadt.





Like many other churches of St. Petersburg, it is covered in amazingly colorful mosaics.

The Catherine Palace h2>

The palace is located in Tsarskoye Selo (now Pushkin).



The daughter of Catherine I, Elizabeth, reconstructed palace in 1734. Initially no different wealth - after the reconstruction of the palace became the stretch of 1 km, and outside it now covers more than 99 kg of gold.



Russian Empress Elizabeth used the palace as his summer residence.



The Amber Room - a legendary part of the palace. More than 453 kilograms of amber were used for its decoration.



In 1941, the room was destroyed as a result of the capture of the palace by the Nazis. 40 years later, the Amber Room was reconstructed - it took 20 years. In 2003, she was again open.

The Grand Palace in Peterhof h2>





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