Courtyard by Marriott St. Petersburg Pushkin Hotel 166 Griboedova canal via 33 Kanonerskaya street 190121, Russia, Saint-Petersburg T. +7 812 610 5000 www.marriott.com/ledgr 1. The Hermitage The State Hermitage is one of the largest and oldest museums of the world. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise nearly three million items, including the largest collection of paintings in the world. Open: Tue., Thu., Sat., Sun.: 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wed., Fri.: 10:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. Closed: Mondays https://qps.ru/cHthV 2. Mariinsky Theatre The Mariinsky Theatre is a world-famous historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg. The Mariinsky Theatre is home to the Mariinsky Ballet, Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Orchestra. https://www.mariinsky.ru/en 3. Nikolsky Cathedral The great example of the late Russian baroque, the gilt-domed Nikolsky Cathedral, is situated on the bank of the Kryukov Canal. 4. New Holland Island New Holland Island in Saint Petersburg was created in 1720, when the newly built Kryukov Canal and Admiralty Canal connected the Moika River with the Neva. The triangular island took its name after a number of canals and shipbuilding facilities that rendered its appearance similar to Amsterdam. Nowadays this huge complex is transformed into a modern art zone. Open: Mon-Thu: 10.30a.m. - 10 p.m., Fri-Sun: 10.30a.m. - 11p.m. http://www.newhollandsp.ru/en/ 5. St. Isaac’s Cathedral St. Isaac's Cathedral is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city and the forth largest domed cathedral in the world. The Cathedral, which is 101.5 meters high and has the area of 4 thousand square meters, can hold up to 12 thousand people. The interior decor features an abundant use of paintings, mosaic works and sculptures made by well-known Russian artists. Open: 10.30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed: Wednesdays http://eng.cathedral.ru/ 6. Peter and Paul Fortress The first structure to be built in St. Petersburg, and thus the birthplace of the city, it never served its intended defensive function. Founded by Peter the Great in 1703, St. Peter and Paul Fortress has had a rich, hugely varied, and sometimes sinister history as a military base, a home of government departments, the burial ground of the Russian Imperial family, the site of groundbreaking scientific experiments, and a forbidding jail that held some of Russia's most prominent political prisoners. 7. Trinity Cathedral The Trinity Cathedral was constructed for the Izmaylovsky regiment, invincible in numerous battles and wars that it took part in. It was also worshipped by ordinary people. The central wooden dome is decorated with 280 gilded stars with 208 more on the minor domes. 8. Kazan Cathedral Kazan Cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals in Saint Petersburg. It was built in 1801-1811 by the order of Emperor Paul I who wanted the cathedral to resemble St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, who won one of the most important campaign of 1812, was buried inside the Kazan Cathedral. The sacred thing of the cathedral is a copy of an icon of Our Lady of Kazan. Open: 6.30 a.m. - 8 p.m. 9. The Rostral columns In St. Petersburg there are two rostral columns erected from granite in 1805-10 on the spit of Vasilyevsky Island. From the very start they served as beacons for the trading port. At the pedestal of the columns there are sculptures, that are traditionally considered allegories for the Volga and Dnepr rivers on the northern column and the Neva and Volkhov rivers on the southern column. These directions are for informational purposes only and we offer no guarantee of their completeness or accuracy. Construction projects, traffic, or other events may cause actual conditions to differ from these results. .