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Statues of shi-tzci (Chinese lion frogs decorate the pier of the Neva)

Embankment of Peter I

House #2 the residence of Grand Duke Nicolas (Хренов 1910-1913) is the major seat of president’s representative

statues of shi-tzci (Chinese lion frogs decorate the pier of the Neva)

The cabin of Peter the Great a small wooden house which was the first St Petersburg "palace" of Tsar Peter the Great. The design is a combination of an izba, a traditional Russian countryside house typical of the 17th century, and the Tsar's beloved Dutch Baroque, later to evolve into the Petrine Baroque. The wooden cabin in St Petersburg covers only 60 square metres (650 sq ft)^[4] and contains three rooms - living room, bedroom, and study. It has large ornate windows and a high hipped roof of wooden tiles. Inside, the wooden walls were painted with red oil to resemble brick, and the rooms came to be known as the "red chambers" There are no fires or chimneys, as it was intended to be used only in the warmer summer months. It was occupied by the Tsar between 1703 and 1708,while Peter supervised the construction of the new imperial city and the Peter and Paul Fortress. Peter had it encased for its protection within a red brick pavilion in 1723, and ordered that it be preserved for posterity as a memorial to his modesty.

The Stable Sq. a vast territory of the sq. is housed by the Imperial Stable Community. Overlooking there is a stable church famous for the funeral mess of Alexander Pushkin (Feb 1837). The House of Adamini. Some famous personalities rented apartments here. Thus, Malevich made his black sq. in one of the flats.

Millionnaya Street In the first half of the 18th Century, the area of the current Millionnaya Street was the "German Settlement", the area in St. Petersburg where foreigners lived. The last and most well-established name was Millionnaya Street, the name generally being ascribed to the wealth of the built-up streets in the area and the proximity of the royal residence, the Winter Palace

The New Hermitage - 5th building in the complex of the Hermitage museum. Commissioned by Nicolas I to Leo von Klenze, an architect from Bavaria, who made Pinakothek in Munic. Decorated by Atlas Statues (Теребеньев), that symbolize good luck for newly weds

The Winter Ditch Canal- small canal connects the Moika river with the Neva

The Singing bridge used to be a wooden yellow bridge, rebuilt in cast iron. Railings resemble peacock tails. Named after the Royal Choirs.

The Tapestry Street (Шпалерная) named so because a big factory of wallpaper, located here under Peter the Great. You can see an old Leningrad conservatory (green-houses) famous for the fact that the personal of the museum managed to preserve the exotic trees and plants during the siege