is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012, part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million. An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city). Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow.
We had only one day when we could walk and take photos.
Awesome mix of different architecture
In St. Petersburg there are a lot of small streets, I could find amazing light there!
Construction of the cathedral started in 1801 and continued for ten years under the supervision of Alexander Sergeyevich Stroganov. Upon its completion in 1811, the new temple replaced the Church of Nativity of the Theotokos, which was disassembled when the Kazan Cathedral was consecrated. The architect Andrey Voronikhin modelled the building on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
It was only one day from St. Petersburg. There are still thousands of places to find and take new photos! See you soon.