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Peter and Paul's Fortress — €10

Peter and Paul Fortress is the historical nucleus of Petersburg, military, engineering, architectural and historical complex. It was beginning of city building, and 16 (27) May 1703, when it was founded by order of Peter the Great, is a birthday of the Northern Capital.

For almost two centuries it served as a main political prison of the country but never as a fortification construction.

In the middle of the fortress stands the impressive Peter and Paul Cathedral, the burial place of all the Russian Emperors and Empresses from Peter the Great to Nicholas II. The Cathedral was the first church in the city to be built of stone.

You will need an entrance ticket for the cathedral and the museum. You will not need a ticket to enter the park territory.

Open: 11 – 17, Tuesday till 16. Closed on Wednesday.

Address: Peter and Paul Fortress (Petropavlovskiy Sobor)‎, in from of Kronverkskaya naberezhnaya, Zayachii Ostrov, Russia, St. Petersburg