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Russia's Venice: Breathtaking Views of St. Petersburg

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St. Petersburg, a Russian city located on the Neva River which flows out to the Baltic Sea, was previously known as Petrograd and then Leningrad. The city has been called St. Petersburg since 1991.

Russia's second largest city, St. Petersburg, is one in a group of seven cities that are frequently called “The Venice of the North”; it shares this title with Amsterdam, Bruges, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Manchester, and Stockholm. All these cities are located in Northern Europe and have a network of canals like Venice.

The city remains Russia's cultural centre, with venues such as the Mariinsky Theatre featuring opera and ballet, as well as the State Russian Museum displaying art ranging from Orthodox icons to works by Kandinsky. St. Petersburg is home to The Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world.

© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankPassers-by walk on the beach by the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
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Passers-by walk on the beach by the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankThe embankment of the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg.
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The embankment of the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankView of the colonnade of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
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View of the colonnade of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankView of the Prachechny (Laundry) Bridge from the embankment of the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg.
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View of the Prachechny (Laundry) Bridge from the embankment of the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankThe lattice of the Summer Garden and Prachechny (Laundry) Bridge in St. Petersburg.
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The lattice of the Summer Garden and Prachechny (Laundry) Bridge in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankTram on the Troitskiy (Trinity) Bridge in St. Petersburg.
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Tram on the Troitskiy (Trinity) Bridge in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankView of Vasilyevsky Island from the embankment of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
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View of Vasilyevsky Island from the embankment of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankThe statue "Hares" (symbol of Hare Island) on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
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The statue "Hares" (symbol of Hare Island) on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankPeople sunbathe on the beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
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People sunbathe on the beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankThe Russian State Mint on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
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The Russian State Mint on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankThe Fontanka River Embankment in St. Petersburg.
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The Fontanka River Embankment in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankThe beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
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The beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankThe figure of an angel at St. Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
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The figure of an angel at St. Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankView of a building complex in the Solyanoy Gorodok, or Salt Town, area from the Fontanka River embankment in St. Petersburg.
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View of a building complex in the Solyanoy Gorodok, or Salt Town, area from the Fontanka River embankment in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankThe embankment of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
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The embankment of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
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