Russia Saint Petersburg city, Savior on Spilled Blood guided tour

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Sightseeing city tour of St.Petersburg

For many years, St. Petersburg was the powerful capital of the Russian state, and today it has a reputation as one of the most visited cities in the world. A sightseeing tour of the most famous sights of the city will give an excellent idea of ​​its history and culture.

Hermitage

The world’s largest museum complex presents rich collections of works of art. The main part of the exhibits is located in the Winter Palace on Palace Square.
The first exhibits of the future museum were taken from the collection of Empress Catherine II. They were kept in a separate outbuilding, which was called the Hermitage, from where the name of the entire museum came from. The collection was gradually filled with new masterpieces collected around the world.
The huge halls of the museum, luxurious and sophisticated interior will not leave anyone indifferent. The expositions show various eras: from ancient art and classics of the Renaissance to the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Titian.

Russian Museum

One of the largest museums in Russia is located in the central part of St. Petersburg. Its  collections contain works of various directions in art by representatives of Russian schools of painting and sculpture. The main expositions are located in the Mikhailovsky Palace and Benoit building.
The decree on the opening of the museum was signed by Emperor Nicholas II to perpetuate the memory of his father. The collection was based on works of art taken from the Hermitage, the Academy of Arts, and royal suburban residences. Subsequently, the museum was replenished with paintings and other masterpieces from private collections of the St. Petersburg aristocracy.

The Spit of Vasilyevsky Island is an architectural ensemble of the city, which is in perfect harmony with the landscapes of the banks of the Neva. Peter I decided to make the island a business and cultural center of the young capital. Institutions were built here, the port was transferred, the foundation under the Kunstkamera was laid.
The central building of the architectural ensemble of the island is the Stock Exchange, built in the style of classicism. With its forms, it resembles an ancient Greek temple. On both sides of the exchange there are Rostral Columns that previously served as beacons. Their height is 32 meters.

Kazan Cathedral

The largest Orthodox church in the city is located on Nevsky Prospekt. It is the place of storage of the miraculous icon of the Kazan Mother of God. The cathedral acquired the significance of a monument of Russian military glory after the war with Napoleon of 1812. The outstanding Russian commander Mikhail Kutuzov is buried here, and various trophies from the conquered enemy cities are also stored.
During the sightseeing tour, you can see the monuments to famous personalities who played a big role in the formation of the city: a bronze monument to Peter I under the name “The Bronze Horseman”, Empress Catherine II, an outstanding poet Alexander Pushkin, the great commander Alexander Nevsky.

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood

Sightseeing tour of St.Petersburg & Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood 1″]The Cathedral of Christ the Savior was opened in 1883 in memory of the tragic death of Tsar Alexander II. Located in the center of St. Petersburg, on the embankment of the Griboedov Canal (formerly the Catherine’s Canal), it was at this point that the Tsar was mortally wounded by revolutionary revolutionaries on March 1, 1881. The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is a kind of repentance of the Russian people for the murder of the Tsar Reformer. The interior of the cathedral is magnificent. Used Altai and Ural jasper. The unique look of the cathedral is created by mosaic paintings, rare in beauty. They cover almost the entire interior of the cathedral with an area of ​​7065 square meters. Outside, 400 square meters of facades are laid out with mosaics. Such a mosaic temple wealth is the only one in Europe.