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The State Museum Tzarskoje Selo - Detailed history, photographs, description of the collections, exhibitions and cultural programs.
Imperial Palaces of Petersburg - Bob Atchison provides a virtual tour of the Alexander Palace, Pavlovsk, Yelagin, Gatchina, Catherine Palace, Winter Palace and Peterhof. Part of Russian History Websites.
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia - The official site provides a virtual tour and history of the museum buildings: the Baroque Winter Palace (1754-1762) designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli and the Neo-Classical Small Hermitage and Large Hermitage.
Leningrad in the 60s - Forty photographs of the city's architecture, with captions in English, Russian, French and Italian.
Baroque Architecture of St. Petersburg - Outline by E. Kalnitskaya from Little Russia, with gallery of expandable photographs of notable buildings.
Peterhof - The official site of the monument of the 18th-19th centuries includes panoramas, history and descriptions of the fountains, museums and parks.
Smolny Cathedral - Brief description, history and photos of Smolny Cathedral - main building of an unique architectural ensemble built by the architect Francesco Bartholomeo Rastrelli.
Roka's St.Petersburg View - A St.Petersburg inhabitant gives photographs and video clips of the architecture of the city.
Tours Around Saint-Petersburg - Views, museums and history of Saint-Petersburg.
Alexander Nevsky Lavra - History, plan and photographs of this orthodox monastery founded by Peter the Great in 1710 and one of the architectural and historic gems of the city.
Pavlovsk - The State Museum-Reserve's official site. History and photographs of this 18th-19th century Imperial palace and park complex.
Saint-Petersburg Pictures - Photographs with descriptions by Dmitri Sorokin.
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