Museums and Galleries of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg’s museum landscape ranges from the Peter and Paul Fortress, the city’s 1703 birthplace, to the opulent Catherine Palace and its reconstructed Amber Room. This collection highlights Russia's naval history via the cruiser Aurora and the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral, alongside specialized exhibits like the Fabergé Museum’s imperial eggs. Housed in former royal residences, these galleries showcase neoclassical and rococo architecture while preserving vast collections of ethnography, military history, and decorative arts.
A Peter and Paul Cathedral
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul may refer to:
B Russian Cruiser Aurora
Aurora is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in Saint Petersburg.
C The Catherine Palace
The Catherine Palace is a Rococo palace in Tsarskoye Selo, located 30 kilometres south of St. Petersburg, Russia.
D Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography
The Kunstkamera or Kunstkammer is a public museum located on the Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Petersburg, facing the Winter Palace.
E Fabergé Museum
The Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia is a privately owned museum which was established by Viktor Vekselberg and his Link of Times…
F Peter and Paul Fortress
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico…
G Amber Room
The Amber Room was a chamber decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, located in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo…
H Marble Palace
Marble Palace is one of the first Neoclassical palaces in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
I Cabin of Peter the Great
The cabin of Peter the Great is a small wooden house which was the first St Petersburg "palace" of Tsar Peter the Great.
J Monplaisir Palace
The Monplaisir Palace is part of the Peterhof Palace Complex, Russia.
K Naval Cathedral of St. Nicolas
The Naval cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt is a Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1903–1913 as the main church of the Russian…
L Artillery Museum
The Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps, also known simply as the Artillery Museum, is a state-owned…
M Saint Petersburg Mint
Saint Petersburg Mint is one of the world's largest mints. It was founded by Peter the Great in 1724 on the territory of Peter and Paul…
N Pavlovsk Palace
Pavlovsk Palace is an 18th-century Russian Imperial residence built by the order of Catherine the Great for her son Grand Duke Paul, in…
Grand Menschikov Palace
A major Petrine Baroque monument in Oranienbaum, built for Alexander Menshikov. It is the only imperial residence in the St. Petersburg area that remained largely undamaged during World War II, preserving much of its original 18th-century architectural detail.
P Muzej prikladnogo iskusstva SPBGHPA im. A. L. Stiglica
Part of the Stieglitz Academy, this museum displays an extensive collection of applied arts. Its interiors are architecturally significant, with rooms designed in various historical styles, including Italian Renaissance, Flemish Baroque, and Russian 17th-century aesthetics.
Q Catherine Palace
The Catherine Palace is a Rococo palace in Tsarskoye Selo, 30 km south of St. Petersburg, Russia.
R Alexander Palace
The Alexander Palace is a former imperial residence near the town of Tsarskoye Selo in Russia, on a plateau about 30 miles south of Saint…
S Marly Palace
This palace is rather modest in relation to other buildings of Peterhof ensemble. Its facades are decorated with concise details.
T The Temple Of Friendship
A neoclassical rotunda pavilion in Pavlovsk Park designed by architect Charles Cameron in the late 18th century. It was built as a symbolic tribute to Empress Catherine the Great by her son, Grand Duke Paul.
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