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The Peter and Paul Fortress
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The Peter and Paul Fortress is a symbol
of Saint Petersburg. It was founded by
Peter the Great in 1703. The fortress was
built by Domenico Trezzini’s design. The
fortress was built to protect the city from
Swedish attacks, but it was never used
for it.
For a long time the fortress was a base
for the city garrison. Many of its premises
served also as prisons for political
prisoners.
Since 1924 the fortress has a status of
a museum. The museum complex of the
Peter and Paul fortress consists of many
buildings and structures.
The most significant among them are:
- The Peter and Paul Cathedral
- Saint Petersburg Mint
- Boat House
- Trubetskoy bastion
- Nevsky Kurtain with Nevsky Gate
- Commandant House
- Engineering House
The Peter and Paul Fortress is a part of
the State Museum of the history of Saint
Petersburg. Several permanent
exhibitions devoted to the history of the
city are presented in the buildings of the
fortress.
Address:
see the museum complex on the map
Telephones:
+7 812 230 0329
+7 812 230 6431
+7 812 498 0511
+7 812 232 9454
Email:
info@spbmuseum.ru
gmi@spbmuseum.ru
Website:
http://www.spbmuseum.
ru/themuseum/museum_complex/peterp
aul_fortress/
(in Russian)
Interactive map: see here
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Opening hours:
Daily 10:00-18:00
Tuesday 10:00-17:00
Closed on Wednesdays
Admission fees
1) The ticket for 5 expositions (Peter
and Paul Cathedral; the prison of
Trubetskoy bastion; Saint Petersburg
history exhibition; Peter and Paul
fortress history exhibition; Museum of
Astronautics and Space technique)
Adults – 350 rubles
School children/ students – 170 rubles
Pensioners – 130 rubles
2) The ticket for 2 expositions (Peter
and Paul Cathedral; the prison of
Trubetskoy bastion)
Adults – 280 rubles
School children/ students – 150 rubles
Pensioners – 100 rubles
3) The ticket for Peter and Paul
Cathedral
Adults – 200 rubles
School children / students – 90 rubles
Pensioners – 70 rubles
4) The ticket for the prison of
Trubetskoy bastion
Adults – 130 rubles
School children/ students – 70 rubles
Pensioners – 60 rubles
5) The ticket for the Saint Petersburg
history exhibition
Adults – 100 rubles
School children / students – 60 rubles
Pensioners – 50 rubles
6) The ticket for Peter and Paul
fortress history exhibition and
Museum of Astronautics and Space
technique
Adults – 50 rubles
School children/ students – 30 rubles
Pensioners – 20 rubles
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