The Historic Centre of this Russian town is an excellent place to make beautiful photos of Saint Petersburg since the Historic Centre and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Because of that, it is also referred to as Russia’s Culture Capital. The city situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. It is Russia’s second-largest city after Moscow and the 4th-most populous city in Europe. It is also the most important Russian port on the Baltic Sea. #saint #peterburg #unesco #culture #history #city #sea

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It was the official residence of the Russian Emperors from 1732 to 1917. Today, together with its precincts forms the Hermitage Museum. Situated between Palace Embankment and Palace Square, in Saint Petersburg, in the proximity to the site of Peter the Great’s original Winter Palace, the present and fourth Winter Palace was built and altered almost continuously between the late 1730s and 1837 when it was severely damaged by fire, but also immediately rebuilt. #residence #palace #saint #petersburg

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The palace was constructed to reflect the might and power of Imperial Russia. It was designed by many architects, most notably Bartolomeo Rastrelli, in what came to be known as the Elizabethan Baroque style. Due to a big fire, the palace’s rebuilding of 1837 left the exterior unchanged, but large parts of the interior were redesigned in a variety of tastes and styles, which finally led to the palace to be described as a 19th-century palace inspired by a Rococo style.

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