Krestovsky Island

Krestovsky Island (Finn. Ristisaari) is located in the western part of the city, in the historical area called the Islands. The area of ​​the island is 4.2 km². Former names of the island: Khristoforovsky Island (1741), St. Natalia Island (1717). There are two metro stations on the island - Krestovsky Island and Zenit. There are many legends about the origin of the name of the island. According to one of them, even before the foundation of St. Petersburg, there was a chapel with a large cross on the island, so the island was given the name "Krestovsky". According to another version, when the mansion of Natalya Alekseevna was erected on the island, the builders found a huge cross in the ground. Also, the island could be called "Krestovsky" because of the cruciform lake in its center.

Cable-stayed bridge WHSD

The bridge is a part of the Southern overpass of the WHSD main course, providing a connection between the Kirovsky and Vasileostrovsky districts. It is the only vehicular cable-stayed bridge in the world with pylons tilted inward at an angle of 12°. Such an architectural solution resembles the silhouette of a divorced bridge, one of the main symbols of St. Petersburg.

Gazprom Arena

The Gazprom arena football stadium (until December 8, 2018 — Saint Petersburg stadium) is located on Krestovsky island, on the site of the demolished Kirov stadium. The author of the Gazprom Arena project is Japanese architect Kise Kurokawa. Construction of the stadium began in 2007. The facility was officially commissioned on December 29, 2016. The unique design of the stadium is a bowl of stands with a sliding dome with a diameter of 286 meters, supported by 8 masts. The stadium hosted matches of the 2017 confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA world Cup. European championship matches will also be held in 2020, and the UEFA Champions League final will be held in 2021.

Cruiser Aurora

The cruiser played a special role in the revolutionary events — October 25, 1917 — the Aurora’s salvo fire marked the beginning to storm the Winter Palace: the Provisional Government was arrested and the Bolsheviks came to power. It is the participant of the three wars and the most turbulent events of the 20th century. The cruiser Aurora is still the active ship of the Russian Navy and a branch of the State Naval Museum. The future naval officers have the practice here. The ship is an object of the cultural heritage of the Russian Federation.

Lakhta center

Lakhta center is a public and business complex located in Lakhta (the historical part of the Primorsky district of Saint Petersburg), the key object of which will be the headquarters of PJSC Gazprom. The total area of the complex is 570 thousand m2.
The 462-meter tall Lakhta center tower is the northernmost skyscraper in the world and the tallest in Russia and Europe. In Europe, the height is second only to the structure-Ostankino TV tower (540 m). Lakhta center is one of the five most eco-friendly skyscrapers in the world. The opening date of the complex for visitors will be determined after the completion of finishing and improvement works. Construction of access roads to Lakhta Center and improvement of embankments is planned to be completed by the end of 2020.

Rostral Columns

Rostral Columns are located along the sides of the Exchange building. There are rostrums, the nasal decorations of old ships, on its trunks. The reliefs of anchors distinguish itself on the red plaster. There are two sculptures on every column. They represent the rivers of Russia - the Neva, the Volkhov, the Volga and the Dnieper. The columns were port lighthouses once, illuminating the path of ships in the Neva Bay. We can see the special bowls mounted on tripods on its tops. The fire was burned there. Previously, the oil was use to maintain the fire, now gas is supplied to the vases. Nowadays, rostral columns are lit only on the public holidays.

Peter-Pavel's Fortress

A special place of the complex is the Peter and Paul Cathedral. All Russian emperors are buried here, including the remains of the last tsar of the Russian Empire. An angel rises on the spire of the cathedral, according to legend, in his hands he grips an invisible sword that protects the city and its inhabitants from all evil spirits.
The fortress can be seen on almost all of our routes.

Kunstkamera

Kunstkamera is a cabinet of rarities, currently the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the Russian Academy of Sciences (MAE RAS) is the first museum in Russia established by the Emperor Peter the Great and located in St. Petersburg.
It has a unique collection of antiquities that reveal the history and life of many peoples. But to many, this museum is known for its “special” collection of anatomical rarities and anomalies. The Kunstkamera building is from the beginning of the 18th century. a symbol of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Kunstkamera Tower is crowned by the Armillary sphere.