Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 36 m
Descend 41 m

Experience Saint Petersburg in Russia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Saint Petersburg

Sight 1: Водонапорная башня завода «Красный гвоздильщик»

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The water tower of the Red Clovenzer plant is located in St. Petersburg, at the 25th line of the Vasilyevsky Island, on the corner with the oil channel. The constructivism and the Soviet avant -garde is recognized as an example.

Wikipedia: Водонапорная башня завода «Красный гвоздильщик» (RU)

838 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Submarine S-189

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S-189 is a Project 613B diesel submarine of the Soviet Navy.

Wikipedia: Soviet submarine S-189 (EN), Website

397 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Ivan Krusenstern

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The Monument to I. F. Krusenstern is a sculptural monument to the Russian navigator, Admiral I. F. Krusenstern, located in St. Petersburg on the Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment opposite the Marine Corps building. It was made in 1873 according to the project of the sculptor I. N. Schroeder and the architect I. A. Monighetti. The monument is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.

Wikipedia: Памятник И. Ф. Крузенштерну (RU)

257 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Philosophy Ship

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Philosophy Ship

The philosophers' ships or philosopher's steamers were steamships that transported intellectuals expelled from Soviet Russia in 1922.

Wikipedia: Philosophers' ships (EN)

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Domenico Trezzini

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A monument to architect and engineer Domenico Trezzini was erected in St. Petersburg on Trezzini Square near the Trezzini House near the University Embankment and the Annunciation Bridge in the Vasileostrovsky district of the city.

Wikipedia: Памятник Трезини (Санкт-Петербург) (RU)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Ancient Egyptian sphinx

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Quay with Sphinxes is a quay at the Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Petersburg, in front of the Imperial Academy of Arts. It is remarkable for the two ancient sphinxes that were brought from Egypt to Russia at the height of Egyptomania in 1832. The quay was completed in 1834.

Wikipedia: Quay with Sphinxes (EN)

371 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Menshikov Palace

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The Menshikov Palace is a Petrine Baroque edifice in Saint Petersburg, situated on Universitetskaya Embankment of the Bolshaya Neva on Vasilyevsky Island. Since 1981, it has served as a public museum, a branch of the Hermitage Museum.

Wikipedia: Menshikov Palace (Saint Petersburg) (EN), Website

223 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Раскрытая книга

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Раскрытая книгаBrateevsky / Добросовестное использование

The monument "Open Book" is a commemorative symbol installed in St. Petersburg on the University Embankment opposite the building of St. Petersburg State University. Another name is "Message Through the Ages". The grand opening of the monument took place on October 25, 2002, on the eve of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the city and the 265th anniversary of the Vasileostrovsky district.

Wikipedia: Раскрытая книга (памятник) (RU)

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