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Smolny
Institute in St
Petersburg
The Smolny was the first educational establishment for women in Russia. |
Astoria
Hotel in St
Petersburg
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Rostral
Column and Old Stock
Exchange in St Petersburg
The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns are examples of Greek Revival architecture. The stock exchange was constructed between 1805 and 1810. The rostral columns on either sides of the Stock Exchange were completed in 1811 |
Atlantic
City
- high rise building in St Petersburg |
Singer
House in
St Petersburg
Singer House ( also known as the House of Books ) is a historical landmark and an object of Russian cultural heritage. |
Kazan
Cathedral in St Petersburg
Kazan Cathedral ( Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor, Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan ) of the Russian Orthodox Church . |
Vitebsky
Railway Terminal
Vitebsky ( Tsarskoe Selo Station ) was the first railway station to be built in Saint Petersburg and the whole of the Russian Empire. |
Pulkovo
Observatory
The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory ( Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Pulkovo ) is the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences , located 19 km to the south of Saint Petersburg. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments |
St.
Petersburg State University
a Russian federal state-owned higher education institution It is the oldest and one of the largest universities in Russia. |
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