Saint Petersburg
- States
- Russia
- Category
- Cultural
- Year
- 1990
- Region
- Europe & North America
- Coordinates
- 59.95, 30.31833
- Last Visited
- 2010
- UNESCO ID
- 540
- WH Site
- 540
The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Russia, is famed for its breathtaking architecture, deep historical roots, and cultural importance. Established in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great, it features splendid palaces, elaborate churches, and top-tier museums, such as the Hermitage, a global leader among art galleries. Its charming canals and graceful bridges showcase a mix of Baroque and neoclassical designs, giving it the title "Venice of the North." The city, highlighted by landmarks like the Admiralty, Winter Palace, Marble Palace, and Hermitage, stands as a vivid reflection of Russia’s imperial and artistic heritage.
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Points (112)
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• «The Menagerie»
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• A.F.Orlov's Datcha
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• Alexander Palace and park, including the Park of Farm
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• Dudergof (Mohzaisky)
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• Dudergofskaya Elevation
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• Fort «Alexander I»
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• Fort «Constantin»
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• Fort «Ino»
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• Fort «Krasnaya Gorka»
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• Fort «Kronshlot»
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• Fort «Obrutchev» («Krasnoarmeysky»)
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• Fort «Paul I» («Riesbank»)
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• Fort «Peter I»
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• Fort «Seraya Loshad»
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• Fort «Totleben» («Pervomaysky»)
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• Forts of the Island Kotlin
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• Gostilitskoe Highway
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• Highway Pushkin - Gatchina
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• Historic Centre of Saint-Petersburg
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• Historical Centre of the Town of Gatchina, including Gatchinsky Palace
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• Historical Centre of the Town of Lomonosov (Oranienbaum), including the Palace and Park Ensemble of the Upper Park and Lower Garden
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• Historical Centre of the Town of Pavlovsk, including the Pavlovsky Palace and Park
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• Historical Centre of the Town of Peterhof, including the Palace and Park
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• Historical Centre of the Town of Pushkin, including the Catherine Palace
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• Historical Centre of the Village of Strelna, including Strelninsky Palace
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• Izhorsky Bench (Glint)
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• Kievskoe Highway
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• Koltushskaya Elevation
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• Koltushskoe Highway
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• Krasnoe Selo
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• Kronstadtskoe Highway
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• Kronstadtsky
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• Ligovsky prospect (former Ligovsky canal)
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• Lindulovskaya Roshcha
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• Moskovskaya Road (Highway)
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• Northern battery No. 1
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• Northern battery No. 2
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• Northern battery No. 3
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• Northern battery No. 4 («Zverev»)
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• Northern battery No. 5
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• Northern battery No. 6
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• Northern battery No. 7
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• Oranienbaumsky Springboard
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• P.K.Alexandrov's Datcha (Lvovsky Palace)
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• Park «The Menagerie»
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• Peterhofskaya Road (Highway)
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• Petrovsky
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• Primorskoe Highway
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• Prioratsky Park
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• Pulkovskaya Observatory
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• Railway Saint Petersburg - Pavlovsk
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• Ropshinskoe Highway
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• S.K.Grieg's Estate «Sans Ennui»
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• Schlisselburg. Old Ladoga and New Ladoga canals
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• Scientific Town-Institution of Physiologist I.P.Pavlov
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• Sestroretsky Razliv
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• Southern battery No 2 («Dzichkanets»)
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• Southern battery No 3 («Milyutin»)
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• Southern battery No. 1
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• Tallinskoe Highway
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• Terioki (Zelenogorsk)
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• The Alexandriysky Park
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• The Babolovsky Park
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• The Barrier of Cribwork
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• The Barrier of Pile
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• The Barrier of Stone
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• The Blocade Ring
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• The Cemetery of the Village of Komarovo
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• The Coastal fort “Shanetz” (“Alexander and Nikolai Shanetz”)
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• The Coastal Fort «Reef»
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• The Colonizer's Park
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• The Datcha of the Hospital
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• The E.I.Lopukhina's (Levashov's, Viazemsky's) «Osinovaya Roshcha»
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• The English Park
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• The ensemble of the Oreshek fortress (the Shlisselburgskaya fortress)
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• The Ensemble of the Zinoviev's Datcha (Estate «Bogoslovka»)
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• The Historical Part of the Town of Kronstadt
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• The I.Repin Estate «The Penates»
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• The Lugovoy (Ozerkovy) Park
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• The Maritime Channel
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• The Maximov's Datcha
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• The Monastery Troitse-Sergieva Pustin
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• The Mordvinov's Estate
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• The Neva River with Banks
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• The Otdelny Park
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• The Palace and Park Ensemble «Sergievka»
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• The Palace and Park Ensemble «Sobstvennaya Datcha»
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• The Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Gostilitsy
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• The Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Ropsha
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• The Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Taytsy. The Waterline Taytsky (system and equipment)
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• The Palace and Park Ensembles of the Town of Pushkin (Tzarskoe Selo)
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• The Palace and Park of the Mikhailovskaya Datcha («Mikhailovka»)
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• The Palace and Park of the Znamenskaya Datcha («Znamenka»)
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• The Park «Alexandria»
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• The Park «Alexandrova Datchs»
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• The Park «Dubki»
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• The Park «Mariental»
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• The Park «Nearest Dubki»
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• The Park of the Farm of Prince of Oldenburg
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• The Ratkov-Rozhnov'a Estate «Dubki»
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• The Road of Life
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• The Shuvalov's (E.A.Vorontsova-Dashkova) Estate «Pargolovo»
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• The Steinbok-Fermor's Estate
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• The Village of Olgino
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• The Water-bringing system of Peterhof
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• The Zubov's Estate «Otrada»
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• Tolbukhin Lighthouse on Tolbukhin Island
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• Volkhonskoe Highway
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• Vyborgskaya Road (Highway)
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• Yu.P.Samoilova's Villa
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• Yukkovskaya Elevation
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• Zelenogorsky