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Peter and Paul Fortress
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, founded by Peter the Great in 1703. The star-shaped fortress on Hare Island contains the Peter and Paul Cathedral with its tall gilded spire, bastions including the Trubetskoy Bastion (used as a prison), the mint, and other clustered buildings, and has been a museum complex since the 1920s.
First raised
1703
Its prime
1800
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1800
What Peter and Paul Fortress looked like in its prime.
A low star-shaped fort of earthen ramparts faced with stone and long granite-faced quay walls along the Neva; within the walls rows of red-tiled roofs and pale yellow Baroque buildings clustered around the Peter and Paul Cathedral. The cathedral’s multi-stage tower rises to a very tall, slender gilded spire topped with a gilded angel. Bastion walls, tree-lined inner courtyards and the Kronverk across the narrow strait complete the riverside silhouette.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1800.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Peter and Paul Fortress — including 3 interiors: cathedral main interior space, bell-tower upper stage and outward view, trubetskoy bastion prison cells. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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