PETER AND PAUL CATHEDRAL (PETER AND PAUL FORTRESS)
Peter and Paul Fortress, a unique historical and architectural monument, as well as a monument of the art of fortification.
The center of this architectural ensemble, dating from the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century, is the St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral (1712-1733, architect Domeniko Trezzini), a chef d’oeuvre of Early Russian Baroque.
Its steeple, reaching a height of 122.5 meters, is crowned by a gilded spire and a flying angel, which one is one of the renowned symbols of the city. In the cathedral, which originally served as a burial place for he House of the Romanovs, rest the remains of Russian emperors from Peter the Great to Nicholas II.
Please note!
The ticket office of the Museum you need is to the left of the Peter and Paul Cathedral, opposite the Boat House. In the ticket office you will be issued a comprehensive ticket to visit three sites — the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Grand Ducal Burial Chapel and the Trubetskoy Bastion Prison.
The map of the location of three museums and the ticket office on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress you can find in the photo gallery below.
The territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress (within the walls) is open daily from 9:30 am to 9 pm.
Contacts and location
Contacts
Address:
7, Peter and Paul’s Fortress, Saint Petersburg
Subway:
Gorkovskaya
Sportivnaya
Phone:
+7(812) 230-6431
Site:
www.spbmuseum.ru
Timetable
Monday May - September: 10.00 - 19.00; October - April: 11.00 - 18.00. Ticket office closes 1 hour earlier Museum. The territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress is open from 9:30 am to 21:00. |
Tuesday May - September: 10.00 - 19.00; October - April: 11.00 - 17.00. Ticket office closes 1 hour earlier Museum. The territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress is open from 9:30 am to 21:00. |
Wednesday May - September: 10.00 - 19.00; October - April: closed. Ticket office closes 1 hour earlier Museum. The territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress is open from 9:30 am to 21:00. |
Thursday May - September: 10.00 - 19.00; October - April: 11.00 - 18.00. Ticket office closes 1 hour earlier Museum. The territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress is open from 9:30 am to 21:00. |
Friday May - September: 10.00 - 19.00; October - April: 11.00 - 18.00. Ticket office closes 1 hour earlier Museum. The territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress is open from 9:30 am to 21:00. |
Saturday May - September: 10.00 - 19.00; October - April: 11.00 - 18.00. Ticket office closes 1 hour earlier Museum. The territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress is open from 9:30 am to 21:00. |
Sunday May - September: 11.00 - 19.00; October - April: 12.00 - 18.00. Ticket office closes 1 hour earlier Museum. The territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress is open from 9:30 am to 21:00. |