The History of St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is the north capital of Russia. It is known as one of the biggest and most beautiful cities of the world. People often call St Petersburg the Venice of the North, because it has as many canals as Venice.

Peter the Great founded the city as St. Petersburg in 1703. In 1712, Peter moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg. By 1800, over 220,000 people lived in the city. It is the second largest city in Russia.

St. Petersburg is also the city of bridges. 68 rivers, channels and lades cross the city in different directions forming 42 islands on its territory. Now there are 580 bridges.

In the city there are a lot of churches and temples.

The most famous place which everybody wishes to see is the Hermitage. It’s a huge museum, which houses more than 3 million art items, and is situated in the building of Winter Palace.