Pavlovsk- another imperial estate

Pavlovsk is also one of the best imperial estates, closely connected with the royal family. It belonged to Russian tsar Pavel and named in his honor. His mother Russian Empress Catherine the Great presented him with this wonderful estate. Now it belongs to people of Russia and is one of the favorite St. Petersburg tours.

The estate has elegant palace, which was built by the best architects of the 18th century. Tours to Russia are very often connected to this place. The original design was not preserved, as the palace was damaged during the Second World War. Fortunately, the palace was reconstructed in the middle of the 20th century and finally acquired its original décor and glory.

Pavlovsk Park is one of the vast gardens in St. Petersburg, which was really popular among locals and foreigners visiting the estate. The garden has fountains and sculptures, as well as rare flowers, which makes the garden a perfect place for Peterburg travel tourist to have walks and enjoy Russian nature and the art of landscape gardening. English-style landscape garden is one of the best ones in the whole country.

The cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul was constructed in the 18th century. The interior of the cathedral represents Baroque architectural style. The work on this cathedral began in 1712 by the order of Russian tsar Peter the Great. All his wishes were taken into consideration and finally a wonderful cathedral was created 11 years later. Nowadays it is located in the downtown city close to numerous St. Petersburg hotels.

The Cathedral has a rectangular design with a bell tower, which is crowned with a landmark needle. A figure of the flying angel was placed on the top of the needle, which is the most popular view across the Neva. It is still one of the best places to go among those who visit Russia. A clock is placed on the bell tower in 1720. The clock was bought from Holland. In 1952 a new clock was placed, as the other one was turned off after the revolution of 1917.The walls of the cathedral are decorated with paintings of various bible themes.