Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Saint Petersburg

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of Saint Petersburg through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 169 places from Historical landmark category.

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State Hermitage Museum
Art museum
Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities.
4.80 (58.3K reviews) (~0.15 km from centre)
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Butylka
Historical landmark
👍👍 Some nice developing every year here! Really European quality with nice authentic spirit of the historical place.
4.70 (8.9K reviews) (~1.92 km from centre)
Strelka Vasil'yevskogo Ostrova image
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Strelka Vasil'yevskogo Ostrova
Historical landmark
Imposing 1810 monument on the river modeled on a Greek temple & framed by Roman-inspired columns.
4.90 (6.6K reviews) (~0.8 km from centre)
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Rostral'naya Kolonna
School
Iconic 32-m columns, adorned with sculptures & ships’ prows & topped with torches lit on holidays.
4.90 (5.8K reviews) (~12.34 km from centre)
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Alexander Column
Historical landmark
Iconic monolith in the center of a square commemorating Russia’s victory over Napoleon’s France.
4.90 (5.1K reviews) (~0.04 km from centre)
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General Staff Building
Historical landmark
Immense 19th-century neoclassical building housing Russian & European art from the Hermitage Museum.
4.80 (4.8K reviews) (~0.1 km from centre)
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Chizhik-Pyzhik
Tourist attraction
Tiny bird statue tied to a nursery rhyme about students of the Imperial School of Jurisprudence.
4.70 (4K reviews) (~1.26 km from centre)
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Nikolo-Bogoyavlenskiy Morskoy Sobor
Russian Orthodox church
This striking blue, white & gold Baroque cathedral with ornate decor is closely linked to the navy.
4.80 (3.6K reviews) (~2.02 km from centre)
Monument Geroicheskim Zashchitnikam Leningrada, Gosudarstvennyy Muzey Istorii Sankt-Peterburga image
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Monument Geroicheskim Zashchitnikam Leningrada, Gosudarstvennyy Muzey Istorii Sankt-Peterburga
Historical landmark
Complex honoring the 1941-1944 defence of the city, with grand sculptures & an underground museum.
4.90 (2.9K reviews) (~10.65 km from centre)
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Monument "Broken Ring"
Memorial park
Dogs allowed
4.90 (2.6K reviews) (~44.64 km from centre)
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Nicholas Palace / Nikolaevsky palace
Tourist attraction
Huge 19th-century palace built for Tsar Nicholas I's children, given to trade unions in Soviet era.
4.70 (2.4K reviews) (~1.49 km from centre)
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Griffins on Bank Bridge
Historical landmark
👍👍 Bank Bridge over Griboyedov Canal wast built in 1825-26 by Hessian Architect Wilhelm von Traiteur (1788-1859), gryphons were made by Russian sculptor Pavel Sokolov (1764-1835). Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺 Russian Federation 🇷🇺. April 27, 2020.
4.90 (2.2K reviews) (~0.87 km from centre)
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Monument to Peter I, the founder of Kronstadt
Historical landmark
👍 Decent park for a one time visit, if you are lucky enough, you can even feed the seaguls strolling around the pier.
4.80 (2.1K reviews) (~30.94 km from centre)
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Fountain
Tourist attraction
🫤 Please be advised, it is highly frowned upon by the locals to jump in and drink the fountain water with cupped hands. You're welcome.
4.80 (1.9K reviews) (~5.55 km from centre)
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Sheremetevskiy Dvorets - Muzey Muzyki
Museum
👍 Went on a paid tour through out the palace The History of Xmas in Russia. The lady tour guide did an excellent job tell interesting facts about Xmas in Russia. Nice exhibition of musical instrument from around the world. Recommend!
4.70 (1.7K reviews) (~1.64 km from centre)
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Admiralty
Historical landmark
This grand historical building & headquarters of the Russian Navy features notable architecture.
4.80 (1.6K reviews) (~0.44 km from centre)
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Kronstadt tide gauge and tide gauge
Historical landmark
👍👍 This is history, this is the cradle of Russian fortification. The adults took a walk in the fresh air. The children "shot" from all the guns. Next time we decided to go to the Konstantinrvsky fleet on a local tourist bus. Photo attached. We drove to the beach - it was closed for now. Travel with chi...
4.80 (1.5K reviews) (~31.33 km from centre)
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Samson Fountain
Fountain
👍👍 A very beautiful place filled with grandeur and splendor, a pleasant park for walks, the indescribable beauty of the fountains, worth visiting more than once. Museum
4.90 (1.4K reviews) (~23.47 km from centre)
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Grand Cascade
Fountain
Majestic ensemble of fountains with unique, opulent architecture & golden statues.
4.90 (1.3K reviews) (~23.48 km from centre)
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Grand Choral Synagogue, St. Petersburg
Synagogue
The third-largest synagogue in Europe, this stately, historic place was built between 1880 & 1888.
4.80 (1.3K reviews) (~2.07 km from centre)
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