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Dear Delegates of the third Europe+Asia Event Forum!
This guide contains comprehensive information to help you plan a successful event, to avoid problems and to enjoy a smooth, trouble free run up to the forum. Please note that all the time specified in this manual as well as programmes of the Forum, corresponds to the local time in St. Petersburg. Contact information The Organisers’ office will be opened during the whole period of the Forum preparation. If you have any questions prior to your participation please contact: Project Manager Ms. Anastasiya Karaman by phone +7 812 320-63-63, internal 6049 or by e-mail: [email protected], for travel and accommodation services to travel manager Olga Nikolaeva by phone +7 812 303 9569 or e-mail: [email protected].
Also at the time of the Forum launched a special phone hotline +7 (981) 828 46 48 – the contact person is Sofia Mezentseva.
The entrance to the venue is organized by badge of delegate. You have been registered to the Forum as participant. You can receive your badge at the registration desk at the PetroCongress Congress Center (22nd January – from 10 am till 4 pm, 23rd January – from 8 am till 6 pm, 24th January – from 8 am till 11 am) or in the Hotel Vvedensky (at the special desk for registration EFEA participants).
Dates and Time on January, 22 (Wednesday) - from 10 am to 4 pm on January, 23 (Thursday) - from 8 am to 6 pm on January, 24 (Friday) - from 8 am to 4 am
The Venue Innovative project – Congress Centre PetroCongress is a new unique venue in St. Petersburg that offers high-level international congress events arrangement services.
Address: 5, Lodeynopolskaya street Location St. Petersburg The convenient location – the administrative and business www.petrocongress.com center of St.Petersburg – is one of the most attractive features of PetroCongress: 10 minutes to get to the historical center of the city, 5 minutes to get to Chkalovskaya metro station and recreation area of Krestovskiy Island, 20 kilometrs to get to the airport.
Location
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Travel and accommodation services The Organisers will help you with:
– Hotel accommodation – Visa support services – Transfer and transport services – Welcome meetings at the airports, VIP-arrangements – Air and train tickets – Individual and group entertainment programs – Booking services for theatres, restaurants, museums, concerts – Guide services
For more details please contact Ms Olga Nikolaeva: Tel.: +7 812 303-95-69; e-mail: [email protected]
Forum Express Travel Desk will give information and assist on all the tour programmes scheduled in the forum programme. Delegates who wish to book dinner venues, airport transfers or tours can seek assistance at the desk.
For the participants and guests of the Europe + Asia Event Forum we offer accommodation at new 4* business class VVEDENSKIY Hotel - 15 min by foot or 5 min by car to the Forum venue!
For the convenience of delegates the registration will be open in the lobby of the Vvedenskiy Hotel.
Standing out among trendy restaurants, bars and great shopping, Vvedensky hotel is an ideal place for business and leisure. The hotel provides gym and steam sauna facilities for guests, as well Hairdressing saloon.
For the convenience of the participants, who live in the hotel, registration point will be open in the lobby.
During the Forum for the participants’ convenience from 22 – 24 January will be organised transfers from the hotel to the venue.
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Time of Transfer
– 22nd January:
From 10 am till 12.30 pm two Hotel Vvedenskiy - Petrocongress From 5:30 am till 20:30 pm Petrocongress - Hotel Vvedenskiy
– 23rd January:
From 8 am till 11:30 am Hotel Vvedenskiy - Petrocongress From 4 am till 6 pm Petrocongress - Hotel Vvedenskiy 6 pm – Petrocongress - Gala Dinner 6 pm – Hotel Vvedenskiy - Gala Dinner
– 24th January:
From 8 am till 11 am Hotel Vvedenskiy - Petrocongress From 3 am till 4 pm Petrocongress - Hotel Vvedenskiy
Delegates’ registration
Forum registration in the Congress Centre PetroCongress will be open:
– 22nd January (Wednesday): from 10 am till 4 pm
– 23rd January (Thursday): from 8 am till 6 pm
– 24th January (Friday): from 8 am till 1 pm
Registered congress participants will receive their conference bag, name badge and the final congress programme.
Dress Code
Meetings, round table and sessions
– 23-25 January: business casual
– 23 January (official opening of the Forum): business attire
Get-together at the CC PetroCongress (ground fl.)
– 22th January, 18:00-20:00 (cocktails and buffet): business casual
Gala Dinner
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Gala Dinner
23rd January, 19:00-22:00
Transfer from the venue to The Nikolaevsky Palace at 18:00.
Transfer from the to The Nikolaevsky Palace to the Vvedensy hotel at 22:00.
Dress code: black tie.
Whatever deep the emotional sensations at the Russian folklore may be, they are certainly emphasized by a magnificent interior of the Palace. It is a fine specimen of architecture of the 19th century built to the design of the famous German born Russian architect Andrey Stakenshneider for Emperor Nikolay I't son, Grand Duke Nikolay. Due to this fact, the current name of the former Grand Duke's residence is the Nikolayevsky Palace.
The Palace-is unique not only by its architectural design. It remarkably combines the memories of more than century's history of the city existence. The walls of the Palace remember daily life events of the Grand Duke's family as well as vigorous activities of the new political class representatives roused by the communists to rule the New State.
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City tour (by previous registration)
The tour stars on 24th January at 2.30 pm from the Congress Center PetroCongress.
- The Russian Museum
The Russian Museum is the first state museum of Russian fine arts in the country. It was established in 1895 in St Petersburg by a decree of the Emperor Nicholas II. Its grand opening for visitors occurred on March 19 (March 7, the Old Style) 1898.
The Russian Museum today is a unique depository of artistic treasures, a famous restoration centre, an authoritative institute of academic research, one of the major cultural and educational centers in Russia, and a research and instructional centre of art museums of the Russian Federation, overseeing activities of 260 art museums in Russia.
- The State Museum St Isaac’s Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that saint.
This tour is an introduction to St Isaac’s interior decor that represents a synthesis of various forms of decorative and monumental art. The special lighting design provides a unique opportunity to see the interior decoration as a unified whole, in which each decorative element is related to the architecture to produce a coherent ensemble.
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Business tour to the construction of the new venue EXPOFORUM – convention and exhibition arena (by previous registration)
The tour stars on 24th January at 2.30 pm from the Congress Center PetroCongress.
The business tour includes the visiting of the exhibition pavilions and Gallery of the passenger, knowing the services and opportunities of the multifunctional halls of the congress center, approach to the front line. The venue will operate from 2014 and become the first international scale venue in St.Petersburg that could hold the major business, sport and entertainment events.
Register to the excursion tour or business tour to the EXPOFORUM you can on 22nd and 23rd January (until 1 pm) at the registration desk.
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St. Petersburg in Facts and Figures
Location:
• Eastern Europe, the Eastern shore of the Baltic Sea (Gulf of Finland)
Latitude: Longitude:
• 59 degrees 57' North • 30 degrees 19' East
Time Zone:
• GMT +3, Eastern +8
Founded:
• 16 (27) May, 1703
Population:
• 4 million 850 thousand (as of 2010)
How does St. Petersburg compare?
• The most Northern city in the world with a population over 1 million
Area:
• 1400 square kilometers
Main river:
• Neva. The city is located in the delta of the Neva River on numerous islands, a fact which prompted some observers to call it "The City on 101 Islands"
Help phones of St.-Petersburg
Railroad stations and airports of St. Petersburg
Pulkovo - 1 Airport Baltiysky railroad station
Arrival hall: +7 812 704 36 11 , 704 38 22 (inquiry Naberezhnaya Obvodnogo Kanala, 120 service) Metro station "Baltiyskaya" Pulkovo - 2 Airport Information about train schedule: Phone - 055 Arrival hall: +7 812 704 34 44 (inquiry service) Finlyandsky railroad station Moskovsky railroad station 22-24 January 2014
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Pl. Vosstaniya, 2 Pl. Lenina, 6
Metro station "Ploshad' Vosstaniya" Metro station "Ploshad' Lenina"
Information about train schedule: Phone - 055 Information about train schedule: Phone - 055
Ladozhsky railroad station Seaport
Zanevsky pr., 73 Pl. Morskoy Slavy, 1
Metro station "Ladozhskaya" Metro station "Primorskaya", "Vasileostrovskaya"
Information about train schedule: Phone - 055 Phone: +7 812 322 60 52
Vitebsky railroad station Riverside station
Zagorodny pr., 52 Pr. Obukhovskoy Oborony, 195
Metro station "Pushkinskaya" Metro station "Lomonosovskaya"
Information about train schedule: Phone - 055 Phone: +7 812 262 02 39
Bus station
Metro station "Ligovsky prospekt"
Phone: +7 812 766 57 77
City emergency services Fire emergency: 01 Police: 02 Emergency call service: 03 Gas emergency service: 04 Rescue service (for cellular network users): 112 Inquiry office for medical services: 003 Accidents, emergencies: +78123809119 Lost and found department: +78122783690
City inquiry services
008 - commercial telephone service: free information about companies, goods, services. 24 hours a day. 22-24 January 2014
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009 - Chargeable reference information service: TV program, schedule of the bridges drawn, places of interest and monuments of the city, exchange rates, repertoire of all theatres and cinemas. 24 hours a day. If you call this service from the fixed phone, you will be issued the telephone bill.
050 - Information about companies, goods, services. Working hours: 09.00am - 10.00pm, during the nighttime - answering machine. Free of charge.
060 - Exact time service. Free of charge.
064 - Free city inquiry service. 24 hours a day.
089 - Information about companies, goods, services, taxi ordering, weather forecast, exchange rates, information about tickets availability. Free of charge, 24 hours a day.
Public Transportation in St. Petersburg
The network of public transportation in St. Petersburg is quite extensive. The resources of public transportation are quite over-stretched, and most public transport is not particularly user-friendly. Nonetheless, the metro is a very reliable and cost-effective way of medium and long-distance transportation. It is also good for journeys within the downtown area. For the shorter trips you are more likely to use trams, buses and trolleybuses, or taxis (if you have money to spare). If you come on business or with a large family, you might also consider renting a car or a van (with driver or without).
Fare to ground municipal transport is 21 rubles, 25 rubles on the subway. The fares on commercial routes range from 25 to 30 rubles
Metro Although not as extensive or extravagant as Moscow's Metro, the St. Petersburg Metro leaves most other metro systems in the dust, and is a very popular form of transport in the
Northern Capital. The system's four lines and more than 50 stations are open from about 05.30 to 01.00, and are relatively cheap.
Entering Metro
Unless you buy a monthly pass (called kartochka or proyezdnoy) you pay by tokens, which can be purchased at special counters or booths located at every station. These booths also sell monthly metro passes and passes which allow you to use all forms of public transport (yediny or yedinaya kartochka). 22-24 January 2014
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Trams
St. Petersburg has a relatively extensive system of trams, which are relatively inexpensive. Tram stops have a sign with the letter "T" which hangs over the road. Most trams run in the
Northern Capital from about 06.00 to 01.00.
A ll trams have conductors on board. You should pay in cash to a conductor, unless you have a monthly pass. Conductors normally wear special uniform (and/or red arm bands). They check whether everybody has paid and sell tickets to those who need them. Don't be surprised to see an occasional kontrolyor - inspector, who might ask you to show your ticket.
Buses
St. Petersburg has a relatively extensive and growing system of buses. Commercial buses, which are somewhat more expensive but nevertheless relatively inexpensive and less-
crowded are distinguished by the letter "K". Bus stops have yellow signs with dark lettering which are distinguished by the letter "A". Regular buses now have conductors on board. You should pay for your ticket in cash to a conductor or show him/her your monthly pass.
Trolleybuses
St. Petersburg has a relatively extensive system of trolley buses, which are relatively
inexpensive. Most trolley bus stops have yellow signs with dark lettering which are distinguished by a "T". Trolley buses generally run from 06.00 to 01.00. Show your monthly pass to a conductor otherwise pay in cash for your ticket.
Marshrutka
A marshrutka is a private minibus running a fixed route through St. Petersburg and its suburbs. Marshrutkas are fast and cheap, although confusing for first-time users. They also often provide the only feasible transport to the further reaches of the city. Fares on marshrutki are slightly more expensive than on public buses, but are always less than a dollar within the city, and only slightly more for suburban trips. In St. Petersburg, although
not everywhere in Russia, it is the norm to pay as soon as you have sat down, passing your money to the driver through the passengers in front of you. For this reason, it is best to avoid the seats at the very front of the cabin, otherwise you will find yourself passing money backwards and forwards throughout your journey. Unless you are traveling to the end of the route, you will need to request the driver to stop at your destination. If you have the language skills, then explain exactly where you wish to be dropped. Otherwise, just shout 22-24 January 2014
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"as-to-na-VI-tye, pa-ZHA-lu-i-sta" - "stop, please!" - when your stop comes into view.
Taxis
There is an abundance of taxis in the Northern Capital, especially along the major
thoroughfares. You can flag a taxi, which is usually distinguished by a checkered bar on the
rooftop, but you'll likely have to negotiate a fare.
How to Phone in St. Petersburg
International calls from St. Petersburg. Dial 8, wait for a tone, then dial 10 (international access), then the code of the country, the area and the phone number. The price of a phonecall to Europe will be around 20 roubles ($0.7) a minute in the daytime. In the nighttime and weekends the tariffs are 30 to 50% less.
St. Petersburg - Russia. If you're phoning from St. Petersburg to some other Russian city, dial 8, wait for a tone, then dial the code of the city (e.g. Moscow - 495, Novgorod - 8162), and then the local city number you need. The price of a phonecall to Moscow will be around 4 roubles a minute ($0.15).
Inside St. Petersburg. If you're in St.Petersburg and calling inside St.Petersburg, you should dial the 7- digit number without any codes. The local phonecalls are free.
Calling Russian mobile phones. Russian mobiles have either direct (cities they were registred in) numbers, or indirect numbers. The indirect number is of this form: 8 tone *** *******. If you use mobile phone, you can dial +7 instead of 8.
Public phones. The "phone" in Russian is "telefon". The public phones are called "taxofon" ("таксофон"). The public phones in St. Petersburg work with chip cards, some pay phones in the metro work with coins. There are two systems of public phones in St. Petersburg, each requires a different type of card.
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HELPFUL INFORMATION Order a taxi
777-1-777 - Taxi 777 666-666-5 - Taxi "My City" 676-77-77 - Taxi East 612-21-64 - Taxi Stella 448-44-44 - Taxi Vizant 340-40-40 - Taxi Bi-Bi 998-00-00 - Absolute Taxi 6-000-000 - Taxi millions 309-00-18 - Taxi St. Petersburg
Nearest restaurant / cafe / PUBS TO KC "Petrocongress"
Steak House Type: Restaurant, Bar Cuisine: European Average bill: 1000-1500R. Location: St. Petersburg, 31 B.Zelenina st., Phone: +7 (812) 235-08-27 Website: http://thesteak.ru Distance from KC "Petrocongress" - 300 m
La Fabrik Type: Restaurant, Sushi Bar Cuisine: Japanese Average bill: 500-1000r. Metro: Petrogradskaya Chkalovskaya Location: St. Petersburg, 13A Levashovskiy prospect, Phone: (812) 702-19-21, 335-33-23 Website: www.lafabrik.ru Distance from KC "Petrocongress" - 500 m
Pub "Pub number 1" Type: Pub (Bar) Average bill: from 400 to 1000 rubles Location: St. Petersburg, 15 Chkalovsky Prospect, 2nd Floor Metro: Petrogradskaya, Sportivnaya Phone: (812) 644-40-41 Distance from KC "Petrocongress" - 250 m
Nearest restaurant / cafe / pubs to hotels "Vvedensky"
Le Restaurant (restaurant "Vvedensky") Type: Restaurant, Bar, Café, Coffee Shop / Confectionary Cuisine:, Asian, Jewish, Russian, Mediterranean Average bill: 1000-1500R. Metro: Petrograd, Sports, Chkalovskaya District: Central Location: St. Petersburg, 37 Bolshoy Prospect PS, Phone: (812) 332-42-22, 332-45-96 Website: www.alrosa-hotels.ru 22-24 January 2014
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Capuletti Type: Restaurant, Coffee Shop Cuisine: Italian Average bill: 500-1500R. Metro: Petrogradskaya Location: St. Petersburg, 74 Bolshoi Prospect PS, Phone: +7 (812) 232 22 82 Website: www.capuletti.info Distance "Vvedensky" - 400 m
To your health! Type: Restaurant Cuisine: Russian Average bill: 500-1000r. Metro: Petrogradskaya, Sportivnaya District: Central Location: St. Petersburg, 13 Bolshoy prospect PS, Phone: (812) 232-40-39 Website: http://old.concord-catering.ru/restaurants/na-zdorovie, www.nazdorovie.restoran.ru Distance "Vvedensky" - 800 m
Additional restaurant / cafe / PUBS
Dolce Amaro Type: Restaurant Cuisine: Italian Average bill: 500-1000r. Metro: Petrogradskaya Chkalovskaya District: Central Location: St. Petersburg, 10 Barochnaya st., Phone: (812) 380-80-40 Website: www.dolceamaro.ru
XL Type: Restaurant, Bar and Restaurant, Cafe Cuisine: European, Caucasian, Russian Average bill: 500-1000r. Metro: Petrogradskaya, Sportivnaya, Chkalovskaya District: Central Location: St. Petersburg, 15 Bolshaya Pushkarskaya st., Phone: 8-911-999-22-13 Website: www.restoran-xl.ru
James Cook Type: Restaurant, Pub Cuisine: European, Steakhouse menu Average bill: from 1000r Metro: Nevsky Prospekt, Petrogradskaya District: the Petrograd Location: St. Petersburg, 45 Kamennoostrovsky prospect, Phone: (812) 312-32-00, (812) 347-65-81 Website: www.james-cook.restoran.ru 22-24 January 2014
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EXCURSION DESCRIPTION
Presented excursion you can book in advance at the manager Olga Nikolaeva by phone +7 812 303 9569, +7 812 301 9136 or e-mail: [email protected].
City tour (duration 3 hours)
During this sightseeing tour our guests will get acquainted to the past and present of the history and culture of St Petersburg and see its main architectural ensembles and monuments. A city tour usually starts with a panoramic view of the center of St-Petersburg from the place called the Strelka (Spit). Here the Neva-river is 200 meters wide and splits into two broad streams. You'll see the magnificent facade of the Winter Palace.
The Palace Bridge separates the Winter Palace from the Admiralty built in the classic style. On the left bank of the Neva-river there is the Peter and Paul Fortress with the sparkling gilded spire of cathedral where all Russian emperors were buried. During the tour you will see the former Stock Exchange buildings, the Academy of Science, the State University, Menshikov Palace and the Academy of Arts, the monument to Peter the Great called Bronze Horseman and the St-Isaac's Cathedral, the main street of Saint-Petersburg Nevsky Prospect full of history and modern life.
You'll see the Mikhailovsky Garden and the Russian State Museum, the Michael’s Castle, enjoy the view of the Field of Mars and the beautiful Church of the Savior-on-the-Blood, the Palace Square with the Winter palace, building of the General Staff and Alexander Column.
You’ll see the world-famous Nevsky Prospect – main street of the city; St. Isaac's cathedral and The monument to Nicolas I; The cathedral of the Holy Savior on the Spilt Blood and Mars' field; Michael's castle; the Summer Garden; The monument to A.V. Souvorov; The cruiser Aurora and the main square of our city Dvortsovaya sq. (Palace sq.) You will have opportunity to make photos on the stops.
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Peter and Paul’s Fortress (duration app. 1 hour, recommended with city tour)
Peter and Paul Fortress was built as a fortification during the Russian-Swedish war, but it was never used as a fortress; its bastions were turned into political prison cells, where the revolutionary-minded people (for example, Decembrists) were kept. Telling the story of the Fortress’ construction and existence, the guide will show you the Gates and Bastions of the Fortress, the Statue of Peter the Great, the Commandant’s House. You will have an opportunity to visit the Prison Museum, the Peter-and-Paul Cathedral.
Except: WED
Open: 10:00 - 18:00
State Hermitage (duration 2,5 hours)
The State Hermitage Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums in the world. The museum is located in 5 historical buildings of St.Petersburg, including the Winter Palace - the former residence of Russian tsars. The buildings of the museum, by themselves, are architectural chef d'oeuvres. The collections of the Hermitage number over 3 million items from prehistoric to modern times. Magnificent works of art embracing prehistoric culture, Egyptian art, the art of Antiquity, Scythian gold, and great collections of Western-European paintings and sculptures are displayed in 400 halls of the museum.
Except: MON
Open: 10:30 - 18:00. 22-24 January 2014
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St. Isaac’s Cathedral (duration app. 1 hour, recommended with city tour)
During this excursion you will visit the world’s third- largest domed cathedral – St.Isaac's Cathedral, the construction of which took architect Montferrand 40 years. Built as the principal cathedral of the Russian capital, it accommodates about 10,000 audience. The guide will tell you the story about the cathedral’s construction in the Russian classical style and its present existence; you will have a chance to admire its decorations (50 paintings, 62 mosaics, marble sculptures of Russian and Italian sculptors), as well as the porticos, windows and magnificent dome adorned with 112 monolithic columns of red granite weighing up to 114 tons each. If you are ready to climb the several hundred steps of the spiral staircase, you will visit the colonnade, which offers a stunning panoramic view of central St.Petersburg. In the course of the tour you will have a chance to view all the sights at close range, take pictures, as well as ask the experienced guide any questions concerning the landmarks under consideration.
The observation platform on the colonnade provides a magnificent view of the city.
Except: WED
Open: 11:00 - 18:00
Yusupov Palace with Grigory Rasputin’s exposition (duration app. 1,5 hour).
We offer you a guided tour to the Yusupov Palace built on the Moika Embankment in fascinating comfort for Princes Yusupov, the richest aristocratic family in Russia. The palace is noted not only for the refined luxury and exquisite taste of its interior decorations, but also as a historical site tied to the fall of the imperial Russia. Gala and residential rooms of the palace witnessed one of Russian history’s moments of high drama – the murder of Gregory Rasputin in December 1916. During the excursion you will be charmed by the perfect harmony of the palace interiors and breathtaking items of art collection (works by Rembrandt and Rubens, French tapestries and porcelain, and Venetian mirrors and wood carvings), and a beautiful white marble staircase, which leads to the private theatre, where many performances of famous Franz Liszt, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Fyodor Chaliapin and Anna Pavlova took place. You will see as well the Rasputin exposition: wax figures of the conspirators - the Russian noblemen who participated in the drama and the cellar, where the assassination took place. In the course of the tour you will have a chance to view all the sights at close range, take pictures, as well as ask the experienced guide any questions concerning the items under consideration.
Open: 10:30 - 16:00
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Church of the Savior-on-the-Blood (duration 30 min, recommended with city tour).
One of the most beautiful cathedrals of Saint Petersburg, the Savior-on-the-Blood was erected on the place where Russian Emperor Alexander II was murdered on the 1st of March, 1881. According to the legend, the archimandrite saw in his dream the Virgin who showed him what the cathedral should look like. The cathedral was constructed in the style of the 16th-17th century Russian architecture and has a lot in common with the Church of St. Basil the Blessed that stands on the Red Square in Moscow. The Cathedral of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood stands out for its complicated and picturesque outline, as well as rich and multicolored decoration on the background of the austere Petersburg church architecture. The rich mosaics that cover the walls of the cathedral both inside and outside are of a great value. The total area of the mosaic is impressive 7,050 square meters. The height of the tallest dome is 81 meters.
Except: WED
Open: 11:00 - 18:00
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The Mikhailovsky Castle (duration 1,5 hour)
The Mikhailovsky Castle was constructed in 1797-1801 by order of Paul I. The Mikhailovsky Castle was built to the south of the Summer Garden and replaced the small wooden palace of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. From four sides the castle was surrounded by waters of the Moika River, the Fontanka River and two canals, which were specially dug. To leave the palace and depart for the city, one should use the hanging bridges, which were raised in the nights. The new royal residence, that was isolated from the city and looked like a fortified medieval castle encompassed with a deep moat, stroke fear into the hearts of people. The Mikhailovsky Castle was designed by architects Vincenzo Brenna and Vasily Bajenov. The castle looks different from each side, as the architects used the motifs of various architectural styles - French Classicism, Italian Renaissance and even Gothic. Emperor Paul I spent only 40 nights in the castle. On the night of the 12th of March 1801 he was murdered in his own bedroom by a group of officers. The plot was inspired by Paul's son Alexander. After the death of the Emperor the castle was abandoned as none of the members of the royal family dared to live in such an ominous house. In 1819 the castle was given over to the Main Engineering School that bestowed the castle second name - the Engineers' Castle. Among the most well-known graduates of the school one can remember the famous Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Except: TUE
Open: 11:00 - 17:00