St. Petersburg - "Venice of the North"
This was a unique view of the 18th and 19th century buildings that line the banks of the rivers and canals. The area, visited by many tourists during the summer, is known by the citizens of SP as the Central City.
The green building in the picture on the left is the largest drama building in the entire city. It's named the Tovstonogov Bol'shoy Drama Theater.
Trinity Cathedral |
As we rounded a corner into a smaller canal, we glimpsed the blue domes of the Trinity Cathedral. This beautiful church has been added to our "to visit" list.
St. Nicholas bell tower |
The last large church we passed was St. Isaacs Cathedral. That is also on our "to visit" list. It has a catwalk at the base of the dome that is said to have gorgeous views of the entire city. I'll have to see if I'm brave enough to climb up there.
The picture on the left is the "Red Shop." It was the first shopping mall built in the new city of St. Petersburg. They named it the Red Shop - Магазин у краснаго моста - simply because it was painted red when it was first built. It's still called that today.
The tour then headed out into the large Neva River where we could see the Peter and Paul Fortress where SP first began - yet another of our places to visit. The large spike on the cathedral in the middle of the fort is the tallest point in the city.
We saw many more magnificent palaces and museums on our tour, but I don't have the space to show you any more. You'll just have to plan a trip here to see them all for yourselves. It will certainly take us a long time to finish our list of places to visit.
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