Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments is the name used by UNESCO

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 when it collectively designated the historic core of the Russia

Russia

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n city of St. Petersburg, as well as buildings and ensembles located in the immediate vicinity as a World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

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 in 1991.

The site was recognised for its architectural heritage, fusing Baroque, Neoclassical and traditional Russian-Byzantine influences.

Sites

Among the buildings and places included in the citation:

1. Historic Centre of St. Petersburg
   Saint Petersburg
   Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
   
   
2. Historical Part of the Town of Kronstadt
   Kronstadt
   Kronstadt , also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt |crown]]" and Stadt for "city"); is a municipal town in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on Kotlin Island, west of Saint Petersburg proper near the head of the Gulf of Finland. Population: It is also...
   
   
3. Fortress of Kronstadt
   • Forts of the Island Kotlin
     Kotlin Island
     Kotlin is a Russian island, located near the head of the Gulf of Finland, west of Saint Petersburg in the Baltic Sea. Kotlin separates the Neva Bay from the rest of the gulf...
     
     
     • Redoubts Dena (Fort Den)
     • Fort Shanz
     • Fort Catherine
     • For Rift
     • Fort Constantin
     • Tolbukhin Signal Tower on Tolbukhin Island
   • Forts of the Gulf of Finland
     • Obrutchev Fort
     • Totleben Fort
     • North Forts Nos. 1-7
     • Paul Fort (Riesbank)
     • Kronshlot Fort
     • Alexander Fort ("Tchumny")
     • Peter Fort
     • South Forts Nos. 1-3
   • Forts of the Coast of the Gulf of Finland
     • Fort Lissy Noss
     • Fort Inno
     • Grey Horse Fort (Seraya Lochad)
     • Krasnaya Gorka fort
       Krasnaya Gorka fort
       Krasnaya Gorka is a coastal artillery fortress west of Lomonosov, Russia on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, opposite Kotlin Island and the Baltic Fleet's base at Kronshtadt...
       
        (Red Hill)
   • Civil Engineering
     • the Barrier of Cribwork
     • the Barrier of Pile
     • the Barrier of Stone
4. Historical Centre of the Town of Petrokrepost (Schlisselburg)
5. Fortress "Oreshek" on the Island Orekhovy at the Source of the Neve
6. Palaces and Park Ensembles of the Town of Pushkin
   Pushkin (town)
   Pushkin is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located south from the center of St. Petersburg proper, and its train station, Detskoye Selo, is directly connected by railway to the Vitebsky Rail Terminal of the city...
   
    and its Historical Centre
7. Palaces and Parks of the town of Pavlovsk and its Historical Centre
8. Pulkovskaya Observatory
9. Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Ropsha
   Ropsha
   Ropsha is a settlement in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated about 20 km south of Peterhof and 49 km south-west of central Saint Petersburg, at an elevation of 80 metres to 130 metres above sea level.-History:...
   
   
10. Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Gostilitsy
11. Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Taytsy
12. Palace and Park Ensemble of the Town of Gatchina
    Gatchina
    Gatchina is a town and the administrative center of Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located south of St. Petersburg by the road leading to Pskov...
    
     and its Historical Centre
13. Ensemble of the Maritime Monastery of St. Sergius
14. Palace and Park Ensemble of the Town of Strelna
    Strelna
    Strelna is a municipal settlement in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated about halfway between St. Petersburg proper and Petergof and overlooking the shore of the Gulf of Finland...
    
     and its Historical Centre
15. Palace and Park Ensemble "Mikhailovka"
16. Palace and Park Ensemble "Znamenka"
17. Palace and Park Ensemble of the Town of Petrodvorets and its Historical Centre
18. Palace and Park Ensemble "Sobstvennaya Datcha"
19. Palace and Park Ensemble "Sergeevka"
20. Palace
    Oranienbaum, Russia
    Oranienbaum is a Russian royal residence, located on the Gulf of Finland west of St. Petersburg. The Palace ensemble and the city centre are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.-History:...
    
     and Park Ensembles of the Town of Lomonosov
    Lomonosov, Russia
    Lomonosov is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, west of St. Petersburg proper. Population:...
    
     and its Historical Centre
21. Pavlovo-Koltushi
22. Zinoviev's Estate
23. Shuvalov's Estate
24. Viazemsky's Estate
25. Sestroretsky Razliv
26. I. Repin Estate "The Penates"
27. Cemetery of the Village of Komarovo
    Komarovo, Saint Petersburg
    Komarovo is a municipal settlement in Kurortny District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, and a station of the Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad. It is located about northwest of central Saint Petersburg...
    
    
28. Lindulovskaya Rotcsha
29. River Neva
    Neva River
    The Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length , it is the third largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge .The Neva is the only river flowing from Lake...
    
     with Banks and Embankments
30. Izhorsky Bench (Glint)
31. Dudergofskie Elevations
32. Koltushskaya Elevation
33. Yukkovskaya Elevation
34. The Roads
    • Muskovskoe Highway
    • Kievskoe Highway
    • Railway Leningrad-Pavlovsk
    • the Highway Pushkin-Gatchina
    • Volkhovskoe Highway
    • Tallinskoe Highway
    • Peterhofskoe Highway
    • Ropshinskoe Highway
    • Gostilitskoe Highway
    • Primorskoe Highway
    • Vyborgskoe Highway
    • Koltushskoe Highway
    • Ligovsky Canal
      Ligovsky Prospekt
      Ligovsky Prospekt is a major street in Saint Petersburg. Before the establishment of the city, it was a street leading to Novgorod, used by the people living in the villages around the delta of Neva....
      
      
35. The Fairways
    • the Maritime Channel
    • Petrovsky
    • Kronstadsky
    • Zelenogorsky
36. The Green Belt of Glory
    Green Belt of Glory
    The Green Belt of Glory is a war memorial surrounding Saint Petersburg, Russia, commemorating the Siege of Leningrad of the Second World War. The belt consists of multiple small memorials marking the historical front line.-History:...
    
    
    • the Blockade Ring
    • the Road of Life
    • Oranienbaumsky Spring-Board