Saint Petersburg - Wikipedia
Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of Imperial Russia, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.
St. Petersburg | Map, Points of Interest, & History | Britannica
Jan 9, 2025 · St. Petersburg, city and port, extreme northwestern Russia. It is a major historical and cultural center, as well as Russia’s second largest city. For two centuries (1712–1918) it was the capital of the Russian Empire.
15 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in St. Petersburg, Russia
Dec 23, 2023 · Home to the Hermitage, one of the largest and most stunning art museums in the world, surrounded by canals, and home to beautiful white nights (when the sun never sets in summer), St. Petersburg is regal and inspiring.
History of Saint Petersburg - Wikipedia
The city of Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703. It became the capital of the Russian Empire and remained as such for more than two hundred years (1712–1728, 1732–1918). Saint Petersburg ceased being …
Saint-Petersburg.com - travel and event guide for St. Petersburg, Russia
St Petersburg Russia travel guide featuring unique video and 360° panoramas of beautiful St. Petersburg. Sightseeing and entertainment information, special events, maps, and attractions in St Petersburg.
St. Petersburg Travel Guide | U.S. News Travel
Moscow might be known for its luxury and decadence, but St. Petersburg offers compromise between the expensive tastes of Russia's capital and the often-overrated (and just plain crowded)...
Saint Petersburg – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
Saint Petersburg (Russian: Са́нкт-Петербу́рг Sankt-Peterburg), known as Petrograd (Петроград) in 1914-1924 and Leningrad (Ленинград) in 1924-1991, is the second largest city of Russia, with 5.6 million inhabitants (2021), the fourth most populous city in Europe, the world's northernmost city of at least a ...
Saint Petersburg summary | Britannica
Saint Petersburg, Russian Sankt-Peterburg formerly (1914–24) Petrograd or (1924–91) Leningrad, City (pop., 2023 est.: 5.5 million) and port, northwestern Russia. Located on the delta of the Neva River where it enters the Gulf of Finland, it is …
St Petersburg travel - Lonely Planet | Russia, Europe
The sheer grandeur and history of Russia's imperial capital never fail to amaze, but this is also a city with a revolutionary spirit. The Hermitage fully lives up to its sterling reputation. You can be absorbed by its treasures for days and still come out wanting more. The enormous…
Saint Petersburg - Introducing Saint Petersburg: a travel guide
Built by Peter the Great in the early 18th century as a display of the power of Imperial Russia to the world, it's an important artistic and cultural center thanks to the wealth of monuments and museums that tell its story.