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  • saints-peter-and-paul-cathedral.jpg - The Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul is home to the graves of nearly all the rulers of Russia since Peter the Great. (By the way, the buildings on the sides aren't really falling over.)
  • saints-peter-and-paul-cathedral-ceiling.jpg - The mosaic ceiling of Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, which dates to 1733.
  • st-petersburg-demetropole.jpg - The colorful entrance to Demetropole, a restaurant that dates to 1847 in St. Petersburg.
  • saints-peter-and-paul-cathedral-sanctuary-detail.jpg - Detail of the iconostasis in Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
  • saints-peter-and-paul-coffins.jpg - The cathedral houses the remains of Russian emperors from Peter the Great and Catherine the Great to Nicholas II.
  • saints-peter-and-paul-fortress-entrance-from-Ioannovsky-Bridge.jpg - The entrance of Peter and Paul Fortress leading from Ioannovsky Bridge.
  • saints-peter-and-paul-fortress-the-mint.jpg - The Mint building inside Peter and Paul Fortress.
  • st-petersburg-stocks.jpg - A tourist volunteers for the stocks. No corporal punishment was inflicted.
  • saints-peter-and-paul-fortress-Commandants-House.jpg - The Commandant's House, built in the 1740s, houses the main collection of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg.
  • saints-peter-and-paul-spire.jpg - The spire of Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. At 400 feet, it’s the second tallest structure in the city.
  • saints-peter-and-paul-interior.jpg - The interior of Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
  • saints-peter-and-paul-cathedral-spire.jpg - The needle of Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral is topped off by the figure of a flying angel bearing a cross.
  • top-of-basilica.jpg - The cupola of Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
  • imperial-tombs.jpg - Imperial graves containing the bodies of the royals from the time of Peter the Great onward.
  • saints-peter-and-paul-cathedral-sanctuary-2.jpg - Crowds gather in front of the sanctuary at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
  • Peterhoff-gift-shop.jpg - Replicas of Faberge eggs in the gift shop at the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg. The price, 10,000 rubles, is about $150.

Peter & Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia (photos)

One of our memorable shore excursions on Viking Sun in August came in St. Petersburg, Russia, where we started with a canal cruise and ended at Saints Peter and Paul Fortress.

The landmark, consisting of a large walled set of fortifications and an iconic church on ‎Zayachy (Hare) Island, was founded by Peter the Great in 1703 on north bank of the Neva River. 

JD Lasica
I'm Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Cruiseable. Follow your cruise bliss to any land where it may lead. Let's connect! I'm @jdlasica on Twitter.

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