The Baltic States, St. Petersburg, and Moscow
September 26 - October 14, 2013
Part Four - St. Petersburg, Russia
Page Three - Cathedral of St Nicholas, St. Petersburg Synagogue,
and Peter and Paul Fortress
The Kriukov Canal and the bell tower of the St. Nicholas Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Nicholas. It was built in 1753-62.
It has always been closely associated with the Russian Navy,
serving as its main shrine until the Russian Revolution.
A more distant view showing the fall color.
Saint Petersburg was founded by the Czar Peter the Great on May 27, 1703.
From 1713 to 1728 and from 1732 to 1918, it was the Imperial capital of Russia.
In 1918 the central government moved to Moscow. St. Petersburg is Russia's second
largest city, after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants.
Kids crossing a bridge over the canal
Canal and street scene
Our Russian driver with Martine
Grand Choral Synagogue in St. Petersburg
The Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg, also called the
St. Petersburg Synagogue, is the second largest synagogue in Europe.
It was built between 1880 and 1888.
Interior view of the Synagogue
Mock old ship called the Flying Dutchman. The sailing ship, a model of
an 18th-century
ship, has a restaurant, fitness center, and
a beauty salon.
On the right is Peter and Paul Fortress on Hare Island.
The Peter and Paul Fortress is in the center of the delta of the Neva River.
Peter and Paul Fortress - State Museum of History, St Petersburg. It was
constructed in 1703 as the primary defense for the new city but was mostly
utilized as a prison for people like Trotsky, Dostoevsky, and Peter's own son,
Alexei. Within the fortress walls is Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, the final
resting place of all the Russian czars since Peter.
School kids at Peter and Paul Fortress
Interior of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
Far right is the tomb of Peter the Great, founder of St Petersburg
Closer view of the tomb - on the right
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