Top 10 St Petersburg by DK

Author:DK
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241314586
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

2.The Hermitage

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The famous Hermitage, which consists of five separate buildings, is one of the world’s largest museums. Its enormous and breathtaking collection, containing works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso and Rembrandt, is far too large to see in a single day. The New Hermitage is the only purpose-built museum within the complex (for further details see The Hermitage).

A gallery in the Hermitage

3.Summer Garden

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This garden was the pet project of Peter the Great, who spared no expense to create a botanical wonderland, complete with imported trees and plants. Peter’s Summer Garden was destroyed in a flood in 1777, and the English-style garden that exists today was commissioned by Catherine the Great. It features a bronze statue of Russian 19th- century fable writer Ivan Krylov, sculpted by Pyotr Klodt in 1854. The biggest draw is the garden’s fountains, which represent scenes from Aesop’s Fables.

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