Hermitage Museum - the Hermitage ranks among the worlds major museums. Its collection consists of nearly 3 million art objects (West European art, the Antique world, Primitive culture, Oriental culture and art, the history of Russian Culture and numismatics). Exhibits are displayed in the Winter Palace, as well as the Small, Old and New Hermitages.
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Nikolaevsky Palace - folkshow with a fourchette to enjoy the cultural life of Russia. A remarkable monument of the 19th century architecture, the palace was built in 1861for Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevich, son of Nicholas I. The concerts of Russian folklore and classical music are held in the originally decorated light hall with with Corinthian columns.
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Peter&Paul Fortress - The Cathedral of SS Peter & Paul (1712-1733), with its landmark needle-thin spire, magnificent Baroque interior and burial site for most of the pre-Revolutionary Russian leaders, is the oldest church in St. Petersburg. It is also the tallest building in the Northern Capital (excluding the TV tower).
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St. Isaacs Cathedral - the lavish interior of the grandiose and skyline-dominating cathedral completed in 1858 and designed by French architect Ricard de Montferrand. Be sure to check out the views from the colonnade surrounding the cathedral's beautiful landmark golden dome. Although the cathedral is considerably smaller than the newly rebuilt Church of Christ the Savior in Moscow, it boasts much more impressive fades and interiors.
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St. Petersburg City Tour - located on numerous islands, the city is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world. You will see all major city highlights in the course of 3-hour tour including visits to the Peter & Paul Fortress, the burial place of Russian Emperors, and St. Isaacs Cathedral, the forth highest cathedral in the world with breathtaking design.
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Town of Pushkin - a tour to the marvelous palace and park complex, located 25 km to the south of St. Petersburg. Pushkin (former Tsarskoye Selo) is famous for its impressive baroque Catherine Palace where Catherine the Great lived and died, and also for the Lyceum which was attended by the Great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.
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Yusupov Palace - one of the most interesting sights of St. Petersburg which represents a rare combination of an architectural monument and "a temple of art". Since 1830 unabashedly rich and powerful Yusupov family owned the palace, the apartments of the last owners are opened to the public. The palace is also known for Grigory Rasputins assassination.
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