Home  Cambodia  China  Cuba  Egypt  Estonia  Galapagos  Iceland  Kamchatka  Karakoram  Laos  Lundy Island  Nepal  New Zealand  Patagonia  Prague  Russian Cities  Moscow  St Petersburg  Scottish  Highlands  Sierra Nevada  Thailand  Tibet  Vietnam  Email /  Feedback	St Petersburg     -     Canals Founded in 1703, within ten years St Petersburg had become capital of the Russian empire and quickly gained a reputation as one of Europe's most beautiful cities. In the 20th century it underwent three name changes, three revolutions and a 900-day siege. For a city only three hundred years old, it has an amazing history. Choose a category from the menu Canals   |   Church on Spilled Blood   |   General   |   Peterhof / Pushkin St Isaac's Cathedral   |   Tikhvik Cemetery   |   Hermitage / Winter Palace Canals Click a thumbnail for a larger picture Like its waterbound sisters, Amsterdam and Venice, St Petersburg is built around a network or canals and rivers that are still the life-blood of the city. They contribute to its unique atmosphete by creating eerie mists that rise from the ice-laden waters in winter, and in summer, a glittering mirror of facades during the slowing sunsets.
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