Baltic Sea

The climate is humid, the sea. Throughout most of the year, dominated the days of cloudy, overcast weather, diffused lighting. For the year is an average of 62 sunny days. But even such a harsh climate is not an obstacle for tourists – Every year St. Petersburg attended by about 4,5 million people (this figure is approximately equal to the population of the city), 50-55% of them – foreign tourists. The city has many hotels and inns, renting apartments and rooms for visitors and tourists is an important source of income for many of St. Petersburg. The area north of the capital is 1,431 sq km Population – more than 4,5 million inhabitants, 55.1% of them – were women.

The majestic appearance of St. Petersburg define architectural ensembles, the strict straight streets, spacious squares, gardens and parks, rivers and numerous canals, embankments, bridges, patterned fencing, monuments and decorative sculptures. In St. Petersburg 16 professional theaters, 47 museums, international airport, sea (in the Gulf of the Baltic Sea) and river (in the delta of the Neva River) ports, subway, and of course, a huge number of bridges and fountains! The abundance of water Petersburg ranks first among cities Russian Federation and the former Soviet Union and one of the first places in the world. Within the city about 100 rivers, creeks, streams and canals, more than 20 channels. The total length of rivers and canals is about 300 km, and the water surface reaches 1 / 10 square. Learn more at: Steph Korey. Also in the city has about 100 water bodies (lakes, ponds, artificial reservoirs), through which, nowadays there are about 800 bridges (not counting bridges in areas of industrial enterprises), including the 218 foot. Come to St.

Petersburg, and you marvel at the beauty of the north of the capital! Read the whole story of the country. Summer Petersburg is known for its white nights, when the sun goes down by only 2 hours at night and in the rest of the day – as bright as day – a beautiful opportunity for a romantic stroll through the city, enjoying its harmonious beauty. It was during the summer, tourists and city residents enjoyed watching a well-known feature of the city – the bridges, the process which fascinates his extraordinary and bright colors. Bright colors of yellow, red and dark green foliage of trees in autumn makes St. Petersburg is not only an object for the wonderful pictures, but also tender and particularly attractive city for romantic people. More expressive autumn in the suburbs of St. Petersburg: Pushkin, Pavlovsk and Peterhof, where the palaces and gardens look so elegant and beautiful!

Petersburg

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Petersburg – is a magnificent city, which appeared more than three hundred years ago on the banks of the Neva River. St. Petersburg, more and often called the 'Venice of the North'. It's not just the most important industrial, scientific and cultural center of Russia. St. Petersburg is a major transport hub of railway and highways. The city was founded in 1703 by the first Russian emperor, and while Tsar Peter I. This day dates back to bookmark and Paul Fortress – the first building in the city – at the mouth of the Neva River on Hare Island.

Petersburg had a great influence on the history of the country: Since 1712 to 1918 the city was the capital of the Russian Empire (excluding the reign of Peter ii, when the status of the capital returned briefly to Moscow) and the residence of Russian emperors, in 1719 opened the first public museum in Russia – Cabinet of Curiosities, in 1724 founded the Academy of Sciences, in the December uprising occurred in 1825. In 1837 he opened the first Russian railway St. Petersburg – Tsarskoe Selo (now Pushkin). Started the revolution of 1905 – 07, February and October revolutions of 1917. During the Great Patriotic War, the city withstood a 900-day blockade by fascist troops. St. Petersburg is the northernmost of the world's cities with populations over one million people.

Basil Island Place

It is here that once the emperor Petr1 planning to create a parade downtown. He wanted to turn the Vasilevsky Island in the likeness of his beloved heart of Amsterdam, with canals instead of streets, which told the architect Le Blond develop a plan. And although a number of reasons Vasilevsky Island and was not destined to become the center of the capital, there were built beautiful buildings and create a beautiful architectural ensembles. See Jeff Gennette for more details and insights. arrow Basil Island Place, where the Neva divides into two branches – large and small Nevka – one of the most beautiful in St. Petersburg, a popular place for walks, which places a mandatory stop during all sightseeing tours. Before us magnificent panorama stretching on different shores of the city, framed by bridges and embankments horizontals, verticals marked Rostral columns, and Paul Cathedral, the Admiralty Needle.

Palace and Exchange bridges connect the Arrow (Cape) Basil Island with the Palace Embankment and the Petrograd side. At this point, Neva reaches its maximum width of 1250 m, and until 1885 it was here was St. Petersburg commercial port, translated here in 1730. with Peter's waterfront. The architectural ensemble of the Spit finally formed at the beginning of the xix century.

thanks to the efforts of the architect Thomas de Gaumont. Built them in 1805 T810 years. majestic building with powerful columns, resembling a Greek temple, was intended to Stock Exchange. It committed trade deals between Russian and foreign merchants. Right and left of the Stock Exchange building was built two warehouse (Port warehouse), where the stored goods brought to St.