Dom Knigi in St. Petersburg (also known as the Singer House) is a famous bookstore on Nevsky Prospekt. It is a cultural center of the Northern capital which attracts many book lovers and, in addition, is an architectural monument of federal significance. Read more
“Danae” (1636-1647) is a famous painting by Rembrandt and one of the most important exhibits from the Hermitage collection. It is based on the Greek myth of Danae, the mother of Perseus. Read more
The Summer Garden is a place to admire probably the most beautiful park fence in Europe, to take beautiful pictures and to enjoy your day. Conceived by Peter I as a recreation area where noble people could spend their time, the Summer Garden nowadays is deprived of bizarre poultry houses and greenhouses, but still keeps an aristocratic charm and a pleasant ease of a resting place. Read more
The famous Bronze Horseman, the symbol of St. Petersburg, is involved in many fables. Both the ambitious idea and the spectacular story of its creation became targets for urban mythology, with the stone on which the monument is established being the most popular object for legends. Read more