| General: Saint Petersburg, being the second largest city in Russia, has been called "The Northern Venice". For 200 years, since 1712, St. Petersburg was the capital of the Russian empire. It was built by the best Russian and European architects. Saint Petersburg is the most European of all the Russian cities. UNESCO included its historical centre in the list of monuments of the world's cultural heritage. St. Petersburg is a museum city under the open sky. The most prominent architectural monuments of the city include the Winter Palace, the Admiralty, St. Isaac and Kazansky Cathedrals, the building of the Academy of Arts and numerous magnificent palaces. The collections of St. Petersburg's Museums are well known. The other unique feature of St. Petersburg is its beautiful surroundings, such as the marvellous Peterhof, Tsarskoye Selo, Pavlovsk and Oranienbaum.
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