Maritime Victory Park (russian: Приморский парк Победы) is a municipal park on

Krestovsky Island Krestovsky Island (russian: Крестовский остров) is a 3.4 km2 island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, between several tributaries of the Neva: the Srednyaya Nevka, the Malaya Nevka and the Krestovka. The island is served by ...

Saint 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 ...

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. It was opened in 1945 to commemorate the Allied victory over

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

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. Today, it covers 243 hectares of recreational, scenic, and natural areas, and is the location of

Krestovsky Stadium Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons (russian: «Газпром Арена»), is a retractable roof stadium with a retractable pitch in the western portion of Krestovsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which s ...

Notable features

The park is a popular destination for St. Petersburg residents and tourists, featuring * beautiful landscaping and formal gardens . Placed 2nd in 2008 ''Russia in Bloom'' competition * bronze sculptures ''Black Sea Sailor'' and ''Girl Greeting the Victors''. * the Avenue of Friendship of Cities, where delegates from various countries around the world have planted trees and flowers since 1966. In addition to the war memorial, the park housed the former Kirov Stadium, one of the largest multi-use stadiums in the world. Its successor

was inaugurated in 2017.

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{{reflist Parks and open spaces in Saint Petersburg Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in Russia Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Saint Petersburg

Notable features

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