MONUMENTS OF ST. PETERSBURG
The great historical monuments in St. Petersburg are among the main attractions of the city. No wonder Petersburg is called the city of monuments and legends. This section presents a list which includes unusual, interesting and famous architectural monuments of St. Petersburg, each of which has its own description and title. You will be able to learn the legends, facts and history. View beautiful photos, find out how to get there and who built monuments of St. Petersburg.
Every memorial in the cultural capital has its own history and its own charm. The city is rich in monuments of different categories and designs. We can observe in the city: monuments, sculptures, various triumphal arches, etc. Petersburg is considered the cultural (literary) capital, and many treasures of architecture point to the secular education of the city. Here we can see the monuments to literary figures such as A. S. Pushkin, F. M. Dostoyevsky, M. Y. Lermontov, A. Akhmatova, A. S. Griboyedov
Some architectural structures devoted to individual rulers. Here you can see the monument to Alexander III, Catherine II, Nicholas I, Peter the great Rulers, who had brought many reforms at the state level and has made its own unique contribution to the cultural development of society.
Peter really is a city of monuments. You can find here: columns, a variety of gates and obelisks, sphinxes, dedicated to work, statues, idols, and even cats