2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Russia is great and beautiful. But there are 10 of the most important world-class wonders in its open spaces, which everyone should see.
Summer is the time for vacations. If the exchange rate and the crisis make it impossible to travel abroad, do not despair. World-class sights can be seen without a passport. There remains only the problem of choosing where to go in Russia. For example, you can visit several places from this list, which was compiled from the results of international Internet voting.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg
Built on the site where Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded in 1881. Funds for the construction were collected throughout the country. The cathedral is made in the Russian style and houses one of the world's largest collections of mosaics.
Red Square, Moscow
There are many squares with this name in Russia, but Moscow's Red Square was and is considered a must-see place.
Grand Palace, Peterhof
The main building of the palace and park complex of Peterhof, built at the beginning of the 17th century.
Museum complex of St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg
The temple was erected by decree of Nicholas I, construction lasted for 40 years. One of the main Orthodox churches in the world.
St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
The most famous temple in Russia, located on Red Square. Built during the reign of Ivan the Terrible in memory of the capture of Kazan. It was rebuilt many times, but it retained the amazing color of the domes that is not repeated anywhere else.
Great Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo
The palace of Empress Catherine I. Was badly damaged during the Great Patriotic War. The restoration continues to this day.
Kazan Kremlin, Kazan
The oldest part of the city, where the buildings of three settlements are located, the white-stone Kremlin and the palace of the President of Tatarstan.
Palace Square, Saint Petersburg
Perhaps the most significant square in modern Russian history. It is here that the Winter Palace and the Alexander Column are located.
Naval Nikolsky Cathedral, Kronstadt
The last and largest naval cathedral of the Russian Empire. Monument to all the ranks of the Russian Navy.
Russky Island, Primorsky Territory
In 2012, the island, which was used as a naval base, turned into a huge tourist complex. It was built for the summit of the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, after which it became a special economic zone. The island is connected to the mainland by one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world.
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