Learn about St. Petersburg, Russia in one minute

When it comes to Russian tourism, we can't help but mention St. Petersburg, the most Russian city. Take a minute to learn about St. Petersburg, Russia, and I hope it will help you.

1. The whole city is listed in the World Heritage List.

St. Petersburg is a young city, which has only been established for more than 300 years, but the buildings in the city center have been listed in the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO.

Yes, you're right. This is not a building, but a building in the center of the city. There are more than18,000 buildings built during the October Revolution (100 years ago), that is to say, the buildings in the center of St. Petersburg are basically unchanged from those built a hundred years ago. This is rare in the world.

Second, there are the most cities with the same name.

The name St. Petersburg is not limited to Russia. In America, there are 15 cities with the same name as St. Petersburg.

Third, the capital of bridges.

St Petersburg is also called "Venice in the North", and water accounts for 10% of the city. The whole city consists of 42 islands connected by more than 300 bridges. Among them, 2 1 (opening and closing bridge) and 24 footbridges can be opened.

Fourth, the widest bridge in the world.

The blue bridge next to Issa Church Square is one of the widest bridges in the world, with a width of 97.4 meters.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) tram capital

St Petersburg tram track is 600 kilometers long, ranking first in the world for a long time.

6. Tashi Museum in Elmy is one of the four largest museums in the world.

The hermitage museum in St. Petersburg (Tashi Museum in Elmy) is as famous as the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in new york, and is called the four largest museums in the world.

Seven, anecdotes about the Winter Palace Square

1762 When the Winter Palace was built, a lot of rubbish (possibly building materials) was left on the Winter Palace Square. Peter III, the then ruler, announced to the public: You can take anything from the Winter Palace Square for free, and in a few hours, the square will be clean. What a witty Peter III ~

8. Issa Kiev Cathedral, one of the four cathedrals in the world.

Isakiev Cathedral in St. Petersburg is as famous as St. Peter's Cathedral in Vatican, St. Paul's Cathedral in London and Florence Cathedral in Italy, and is called the four largest cathedrals in the world.

Nine, the world's largest malachite

The University of Miners in St. Petersburg has the largest malachite in the world, weighing 1504 kg.

X. This monastery was built for 87 years.

Smolny College (monastery) in St. Petersburg is beautiful, but it took 87 years to complete.

XI。 The first statue of riding a horse in European history

The design of the monument to Nicholas I is very ingenious. The horse's foreleg is in the air, and its hind leg is on the ground, supporting the weight of the whole statue. This is more difficult to design than ordinary sculptures with three feet or four feet on the ground. This is the first statue of riding a horse in European history, which was considered a miracle in the monument project at that time.

Twelve, the most valuable eggs

The most valuable egg in the world must be the Russian royal Easter egg. At present, Faberge Museum in St. Petersburg has nine Faberge eggs, each of which is priceless.

13. The deepest underground of the subway station105m.

The deepest subway station in Russia is in St. Petersburg. The average depth of St. Petersburg subway is 70~80 meters underground, and the subway station of Admiralty Building near Winter Palace is as deep as 105 meters.