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The Peter and Paul Fortress was founded by Peter the Great on a small island in the Neva delta on May 27, 1703 (May 16 according to the old calendar. More pleasantly, the Peter and Paul Fortress is home to the Peter and Paul Cathedral, a church where almost all the Russian Emperors and Empresses from Peter the Great to Nicholas are buried. The Cathedral was the first church in the city to be built of stone (in 1712-33).

The State Hermitage features one of the largest art collections in the world. The collection includes culture objects concerning the period from the Stone Age till modern times. The Hermitage occupies five magnificent buildings along the Neva River.

The history of St. Isaac Cathedral dates back to the construction of the small wooden church. The church was built in 1710 close to the Admiralty on the place where nowadays the Bronze Horseman stands.

One of the most beautiful cathedrals of Saint Petersburg. The cathedral was constructed in the style of the 16th-17th century Russian architecture and has a lot in common with the Church of St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow.