Central Naval Museum
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Central Naval Museum is one of the oldest Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n museums and one of the world's largest naval museums.

The museum's history officially started in 1709 with the foundation of Model-kammer by Peter the Great for the conservation of ship drafts and models.

Since 1924, the museum has been known by its current name.

At first, the museum was located in the Main Admiralty building
Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg
The Admiralty building is the former headquarters of the Admiralty Board in St. Petersburg, russia.-History:The building you see now was re-built in the nineteenth century to support the Tsar's maritime ambitions. The original design was a fortified ship yars which was later surrounded by four...

. However, since 1939–41, it has been located in the Old Bourse (Stock Exchange) building in St. Petersburg.

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