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Posted on Saturday, April 5th, 2008 at 5:08 am
It is often called the Venice of the North or the Paris of the Orient. The center is located on the south bank of the Neva River.
Modern St. Petersburg is no shortage of restaurants and plenty of variety. In more traditional restaurants of Russia, Chinese and Japanese cuisine is popular, sushi a recent craze.
St Petersburg has a vibrant, varied nightlife ranging from opera and ballet to nightclubs, rock concerts, jazz clubs, acid house and raves. How many times, the scene is constantly changing with new sites Old Ones opening and closing. Most of the nightlife Decent downtown.
The local currency is the ruble. The market near the Cathedral of Blood offers everything from painted matryoshka dolls hand-lacquer boxes in a wide range of quality and price.
The main square of Saint-Petersburg is one of the most beautiful places the world. Palace Square contains the core buildings of the picturesque Baroque Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum on one side and yellow and white classic ex-general Major buildings of the Russian army on the other. The main point of the square is the Alexander Column, a huge monolith of red granite, topped by a cross and the statue of an angel, dedicated to the Russian military victory in the Napoleonic wars. Palace Square was the scene of many protests policies, including demonstrations of Bloody Sunday in 1905, who started the first Russian revolution. Today, the square with the views of the arrow Gold Admiralty and the dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral across the large stone paving, is filled with markets, outdoor cafes and the noise of carriages.
The Bronze Horseman on Senatskaia Ploschad Square, facing the Neva River and surrounded by the Admiralty the Cathedral of St. Isaac. The monument was built by order of Empress Catherine the Great as a tribute to his famous predecessor on the Russian throne, Peter the Great. According to a 19th century legend, enemy forces will never take St. Petersburg as the Bronze Horseman stands in the middle City. During the Second World War, the statue was not taken down, but he was protected by sandbags and a wooden shed.
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Geisha Doll Gift Wrap (27.5×19 sheet) $3.95 … |
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