Sphinxes & the Neva River Embankment
The granite jetty is decorated with very exotic for St. Petersburg sphinx figures. It is inscribed on the granite pedestal: "This sphinx from ancient Thebes in Egypt was brought to the city of St.Peter in 1832".
The Admiralty & St. Isaac's Cathedral.
In 1704 a shipyard was laid here by order of Peter I, whilst acting as a fortress at the same time. St. Isaac's Cathedral was opened and consecrated in 1858. It became the main church of the capital and the first one in the Empire.
Sphinxes & the Academy of Arts.
Opposite the building of the Academy of Arts, on the Neva River Embankment, there is a granite jetty, which was erected in 1834 by the architect K.Ton. The jetty is decorated with very exotic for St. Petersburg sphinx figures.
The Academy of Sciences & The Rostral Columns
Next to the Kunstkamera is the building of the Academy of Sciencesis - one of Giacomo Quarenghi's first major works and one of his most interesting. It is built in 1789 specially for Academy in classical style. In the past The Rostral Columns were lit at night and during fog, and served as the seaport lighthouses to show the way for ships. This place become the first port and gates of the city.
The Senate and the Synod & Neva River
In fact, there are two buildings, in which two major establishments of the Russian empire - Synod and Senate - settfed down. Their are linked by a transitional galler.
The Admiralty & Nevsky avenue.
A 72-metre Admiralty's spire can be seen from a great distance. It looks like it 'reigns' above the city of Peter the Great. Nevsky avenue is the main street of St. Petersburg.
The Spit of Vasilievsky Island & The Rostral Columns.
The geographers use the word “Spit” in reference to a “sharp” extremity of an island with shores forming part of Vasilyevsky Ostrov. It is “clamped” between the Palace Bridge, which connects the island with Admiralteiskaya Side, and the Birzhevoy Bridge, leading to Petrogradskaya Side. This place become the first port and gates of the city.
