THE LAND OF WHITE NIGHTSThe town of Petersburg was founded on

THE LAND OF WHITE NIGHTS

The town of Petersburg was founded on 16 May, 1703. Several generations of talented Russian and foreign architects were Engaged in the planning and construction of Petersburg's downtown, ; The Peter and Paul Fortress was built to protect the Neva banks from Swedish invasion. Later D - Trezzini, the famous Swiss architect, reconstructed the fortress. It became a prison. Now it is a museum. D. Trezzini erected the Peter and Paul Cathedral here, which is a masterpiece of architecture. Russian tsars were buried in it, Petersburg is one of the world's most beautiful cities.

The summer Garden, the Winter Palace, the Hermitage, the monument to Peter I, the Russian 1 Museum are sights.

Soon after Petersburg appeared, it turned into the main center of Russian science and culture. I Outstanding scholars like M.V. Lomonosov, D.L Mendeleyev, LP. Pavlov and many others engaged themselves in activities of the Academy of Sciences and the University A.S. Pushkin, M.Y. Lermontov, glorified the city in many of their works.

There are many memorial places in the city that relate to life and creative work of the I great Russian N.V. Gogol, T.M. Dostoevsky, M.I. Glinka, I. Y. Repin, V.I. Surikov etc. St. J Petersburg to-day is a center of science and culture, well-developed industries including shipbuilding, a large international port on the Baltic Sea.

St Petersburg is famous for its suburbs. Peterhof, Pavlovsk, Lomonosov are museums of f history аnd art. Russian and foreign tourists visit St. Petersburg suburbs to see outstanding pieces of Russian art.

f Magnificent architectural ensembles, sculptures, a unique water-duck system for numerous v fountains, fine examples of park-landscape art make one solemnly proud of the generations of Russia people who have managed to create in rotten swamp such great masterpieces- of human- : genius.

Anyone who visit St. Petersburg will always be tempted to come back.

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