Architectural Monuments in North-West

Gremyachaya Tower: a place about which legends are versified

Mariinsky Theatre

Mariinsky Theatre – the First Opera in Russia

Architectural Monuments • Museums and Exhibitions • Other places

State Russian Museum

Russian Museum – an Imperial Gift

Church of Spasa-na-Iliene

Architectural Monuments • Museums and Exhibitions • Temples and places of worship • Cathedrals and churches

Church of Spasa-na-Iliene: Frescoes by Theophanes the Greek

Staraya Ladoga

Church of St. George

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Cathedrals and churches

Church of St. George: a Symbol of Eternity

Admiralty

The Admiralty – the Engineering Creation of Peter the Great

Tikhvin

Liberty Square

Freiheitsplatz: Erlöser-Verklärungs-Kathedrale und Geschichte der Stadt

Architectural Monuments • Museums and Exhibitions • Other places

Cabin of Peter the Great

Cabin of Peter the Great – A Temporary Housing for the Future Emperor

Vyborg

St. Hyacinth’s Church

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Cathedrals and churches • Other places

St. Hyacinth’s Church: from School to Gallery

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Cathedrals and churches • Other places

Holy Cross Cathedral

Holy Cross Cathedral (Kreuzkirche) - the decline of the age

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Cathedrals and churches • Other places

Juditen Church

Church Juditen - the oldest building in the city

Vyborg

Town Hall Tower

Town Hall Tower — from a Defensive Element to the Gallery

St. George's (Yuriev) Monastery

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Abbeys and Monasteries • Other places

St. George's (Yuriev) Monastery: a Monastery Founded by Yaroslav the Wise

The King’s Gates

Architectural Monuments • Museums and Exhibitions

King's Gates and sculptures of three rulers

Pskov

The Pogankin Chambers

Pogankin Chambers: painting, history and archaeological finds

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Cathedrals and churches • Other places

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior: the center of Orthodox Kaliningrad

Nikolo-Vyazhishchskii Stavropegial Women's Monastery

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Abbeys and Monasteries • Other places

Nikolo-Vyazhishchskii Stavropegial Women's Monastery: Unicorns and Lions on the Facade

The Church of the Holy Family

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Cathedrals and churches • Other places

The Church of the Holy Family: first the church, then the philharmonic

Pskov

Pokrovskaya Tower

Architectural Monuments • Castles, Fortresses and Palaces

Pokrovskaya Tower: one of the largest towers in Europe