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

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 6.4 km
Ascend 89 m
Descend 89 m

Experience Saint Petersburg in Russia in a whole new way with our 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: Hygieia

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The fountain "Hygeia" ("Hygeia") is a historical sculpture in St. Petersburg, an inactive fountain. It is located in the front courtyard of the main building of the Military Medical Academy. An object of cultural heritage of federal significance.

Wikipedia: Гигиея (фонтан, Санкт-Петербург) (RU)

477 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Sergey Petrovich Botkin

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Sergey Petrovich Botkin Maryanna Nesina / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Monument to S. P. Botkin is a sculptural monument to the Russian doctor, therapist, public figure S. P. Botkin, located in St. Petersburg, in Botkin Square in front of the clinic at the corner of Botkinskaya Street and Bolshoy Sampsonievsky Prospekt on Military Medics Square. It was made in 1908 according to the model of the sculptor V. A. Beklemishev. The monument is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.

Wikipedia: Памятник С. П. Боткину (RU)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: James Wylie

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James Wylie

The Monument to Y. V. Willie is a sculptural monument to the military doctor, the organizer of military medicine in the Russian army Y. V. Willie. It was installed in 1859 near the Military Medical Academy. The authors of the monument project are the sculptor D. I. Jensen and the architect A. I. Stackenschneider. The monument is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.

Wikipedia: Памятник Я. В. Виллие (RU)

1315 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 4: сквер Товстоногова

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сквер ТовстоноговаЕкатерина Борисова / Добросовестное использование

Tovstonagov Square is a square in the Petrogradsky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located inside the residential development of the Petrograd Side, bounded by houses No 1, 3 and 5 on Troitskaya Square, No 1 and 3 on Kuibyshev Street and No 4 on Petrovskaya Embankment.

Wikipedia: Сквер Товстоногова (RU)

376 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: State Museum of Political History of Russia

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The State Museum of Political History of Russia is a political museum located in Saint Petersburg. It archives and showcases the political history of the Russian Federation.

Wikipedia: Museum of Political History of Russia (EN), Ok, Telegram, Vk, Website

225 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Saint Petersburg Mosque

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The Saint Petersburg Mosque, when opened in 1913, was the largest mosque in Europe outside Turkey. The mosque is situated in downtown St Petersburg. Its two minarets are 49 meters high and the dome is 39 meters high. It can accommodate up to five thousand worshippers.

Wikipedia: Saint Petersburg Mosque (EN)

412 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Steregushchy Torpedo Boat

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The Monument to the Steregushchy is a monument to the heroic death of the destroyer Steregushchy in 1904 in the battle of the Russo-Japanese War. It is the only St. Petersburg monument in the Art Nouveau style and the last one built before the revolution. It was opened in May 1911.

Wikipedia: Памятник «Стерегущему» (RU)

512 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: John gates

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John gates Poudou99 / CC BY-SA 4.0

St. John's Gate is a gate in the Ioannovsky ravelin of the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They provide passage from the Ioannovsky Bridge into the fortress through the Petrovsky Gate.

Wikipedia: Иоанновские ворота (RU)

255 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Menshikov Bastion

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Menshikov Bastion is one of the two eastern bastions of the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Wikipedia: Меншиков бастион Петропавловской крепости (RU)

956 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: Artillery Museum

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The Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps, also known simply as the Artillery Museum, is a state-owned military museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its collections – consisting of Russian military equipment, uniforms and decorations – are hosted in the Kronverk situated on the right bank of the Neva near Alexander Park. The museum is managed by the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Wikipedia: Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps (EN), Website

1205 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 11: сквер Виктора Цоя

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Viktor Tsoi Square is a square in the Petrogradsky District of Saint Petersburg. It is located at the corner of Zverinskaya Street and Lyubansky Lane, near house No 2 on Lyubansky Lane.

Wikipedia: Сквер Виктора Цоя (RU)

525 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: St. Vladimir's Cathedral

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The Prince St. Vladimir's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of St. Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located on Blokhin Street in the Petrogradsky District of the city across the Malaya Neva from the Spit of Vasilevsky Island, in close proximity to the Sportivnaya metro station.

Wikipedia: St. Vladimir's Cathedral (Saint Petersburg) (EN), Website

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