Peter and Paul Fortress
Also known as Petropavlovskaya Krepost'
original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia
Key facts
- Type
- Fortress and Museum
- Location
- Saint Petersburg , Russia
- Built
- 1703–1740
- Architect
- Domenico Trezzini
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- Official website
- www.spbmuseum.ru
- Image
- 00 4645 Sankt Petersburg - Haseninsel.jpg
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- Anadolu Efes S.K.
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The Peter and Paul Fortress (Russian: Петропавловская крепость, romanized: Petropavlovskaya krepost') is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. Between the first half of the 1700s and early 1920s it served as a prison for political criminals. It has been a museum since 1924.
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1703 establishments in RussiaBuildings and structures in Saint PetersburgCultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint PetersburgDefunct prisons in RussiaDomenico Trezzini buildings and structuresExecution sites in RussiaForts in RussiaHistory museums in Saint PetersburgLocal history museums in RussiaMilitary and war museums in Saint PetersburgPeter and Paul Fortress