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Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments is the name used by
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when it collectively designated the historic core of the Russian city of
St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, as well as buildings and ensembles located in the immediate vicinity as a
World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
in 1991. The site was recognised for its architectural heritage, fusing
Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
, Neoclassical, and traditional Russian-Byzantine influences.


Sites

The site contains 126 locations including the following objects, # Historic Centre of
St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
# Historical Part of the Town of
Kronstadt Kronstadt (russian: Кроншта́дт, Kronshtadt ), also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt or Kronštádt (from german: link=no, Krone for "crown" and ''Stadt'' for "city") is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city ...
# Fortress of Kronstadt #* Forts of the Island Kotlin #** Redoubts Dena (Fort Den) #** Fort Shanz #** Fort Catherine #** Fort Rift #** Fort Constantin #** Tolbukhin Signal Tower on Tolbukhin Island #* Forts of the Gulf of Finland #** Obrutchev Fort #** Totleben Fort #** North Forts Nos. 1-7 #** Paul Fort (Riesbank) #** Kronshlot Fort #** Alexander Fort ("Tchumny") #** Peter Fort #** South Forts Nos. 1-3 #* Forts of the Coast of the Gulf of Finland #** Fort Lissy Noss #** Fort Inno #** Grey Horse Fort (Seraya Lochad) #**
Krasnaya Gorka fort Krasnaya Gorka (Красная Горка meaning Red Hill) is a coastal artillery fortress in Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, opposite Kotlin Island and the Baltic Flee ...
(Red Hill) #* Civil Engineering #** the Barrier of Cribwork #** the Barrier of Pile #** the Barrier of Stone # Historical Centre of the Town of Petrokrepost (
Shlisselburg Shlisselburg ( rus, Шлиссельбу́рг, p=ʂlʲɪsʲɪlʲˈburk; german: Schlüsselburg; fi, Pähkinälinna; sv, Nöteborg), formerly Oreshek (Орешек) (1323–1611) and Petrokrepost (Петрокрепость) (1944–1992), is ...
) # The Oreshek Fortress on Orekhovy Island at the source of the Neva # Palaces and Park Ensembles of the Town of
Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
and its Historical Centre # Palaces and Parks of the town of Pavlovsk and its Historical Centre #
Pulkovo Observatory The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory (russian: Пулковская астрономическая обсерватория, Pulkovskaya astronomicheskaya observatoriya), officially named the Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academ ...
# Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of
Ropsha Ropsha ( rus, Ропша, p=ˈropʂə) is a settlement in Lomonosovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated about south of Peterhof and south-west of central Saint Petersburg, at an elevation of to . The palace and park ensembl ...
# Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Gostilitsy # Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of
Taytsy Taytsy (russian: Та́йцы) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located north of the town of Gatchina. Population: Taitsy is home to the Demidov Estate, a World Heritage Site. ...
# Palace and Park Ensemble of the Town of
Gatchina The town of Gatchina ( rus, Га́тчина, , ˈɡatːɕɪnə, links=y) serves as the administrative center of the Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies south-south-west of St. Petersburg, along the E95 highway wh ...
and its Historical Centre # Ensemble of the Coastal Monastery of Saint Sergius # Palace and Park Ensemble of the Town of
Strelna Strelna ( rus, Стре́льна, p=ˈstrʲelʲnə) is a municipal settlement in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, about halfway between Saint Petersburg proper and Petergof, and overlooking the shore ...
and its Historical Centre # Palace and Park Ensemble "Mikhailovka" # Palace and Park Ensemble "Znamenka" # Palace and Park Ensemble of the Town of Petrodvorets and its Historical Centre # Palace and Park Ensemble "Sobstvennaya Datcha" # Palace and Park Ensemble "Sergeevka" # Palace and Park Ensembles of the Town of Lomonosov and its Historical Centre #*Historical Centre of the Town of Lomonosov ( Oranienbaum), including the Palace and Park Ensemble of the Upper Park and Lower Garden #*Mordvinov's Estate #*Maximov's Datcha #*Zubov's Estate "Otrada" #*Ratkov-Rozhnov's Estate "Dubki" #*S. K. Grieg's Estate "Sans Ennui" #*Datcha of the Hospital # Scientific Town-Institution of Physiologist I. P. Pavlov # Zinoviev's Estate # Shuvalov's Estate # Viazemsky's Estate # Sestroretsky Razliv # I. Repin Estate "The Penates" # Cemetery of the Village of Komarovo # Lindulovskaya Rotcsha #
River Neva The Neva (russian: Нева́, ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it ...
with Banks and Embankments # Izhorsky Bench (Glint) # Dudergofs Heights # Koltushi Elevation # Yukkovskaya Elevation # The Roads #* Moskovskoye Highway #* Kievskoye Highway #* Railway Leningrad-Pavlovsk #* the Highway Pushkin-Gatchina #* Volkhovskoe Highway #* Tallinskoye Highway #* Peterhofskoye Highway #* Ropshinskoye Highway #* Gostilitskoye Highway #* Primorskoye Highway #* Vyborgskoye Highway #* Koltushskoye Highway # Canals #* Ligovsky Canal #* the Maritime Channel #* Petrovsky canal #* Kronstadsky canal #* Zelenogorsky canal # The Green Belt of Glory #* the Blockade Ring #* the Road of Life #* Oranienbaumsky Spring-Board


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