Little-known sights of St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg belongs to those cities, each trip to which is akin to a new discovery: regardless, the first is a trip to the city on the Neva or the twentieth, here you can see every time something that until then has not been seen and recognized. The fact is that in the city, in addition to world-famous attractions, there are those that are little known, but no less interesting. For example, few people know that in the Alexander Park there is a miniature of the city where copies are located, scaled down to 1:33. Here are the famous parks, cathedrals and palaces of St. Petersburg. One visit is enough, and you can see the main iconic buildings of the city in almost half an hour.

If you book a hotel sonata at the fountain or any other of the nearby hotel establishments, to many famous sights, is just a stone's throw, including the Summer Garden, in which in the old days fireworks were held and balls were held. It was in the summer garden that regular gardens were laid out and the first fountains in the city were built.

Thanks to the excellent transport links from the hotel, you can quickly reach the Museum of the Academy of Art and Industry. Few people know that the interiors of the museum are not only inferior, but even in some ways superior in beauty to the interiors of the famous Winter Palace. Within the walls of this unique building, the shooting of "Masters and Margarita" took place. The museum of microminiatures, which bears the name most accurately characterizing the collections that are preserved here, surprises visitors with unusual exhibits: "Russian Left-Handed".

If you choose to stay hotel on nevsky , you can live for several days not only in the historically important area of ​​the city, but also be practically among the sights, since here every house has its own, sometimes unique history and interesting architecture. In the place where the avenue intersects with the Fontanka, there is the Beloselsky-Belozersky palace, which is known to many as the St. Sergius Palace. Once here, hospitable hosts arranged luxurious balls, which were attended by crowned persons. In particular, Emperor Alexander III and his wife. Anton Rubenstein, Franz Liszt and other famous musicians performed at musical evenings in the palace’s large concert hall. And today, classical music sounds in the walls of this beautiful well-kept building, even foreign tourists come to concerts.

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/F13008/


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