Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Vasilyevsky Island, Northwestern District

February 17, 2022 Moriah Teneyck

The second largest city in Russia, St. Petersburg is the country’s cultural heart. View splendid architectural gems like the Winter Palace and the Kazan Cathedral, and give yourself plenty of time to browse the world-renowned art collection of the Hermitage. Sprawling across the Neva River delta, St. Petersburg offers enough art, nightlife, fine dining and cultural destinations for many repeat visits.
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1. St. Petersburg House of the Optina Pustyn Friary

Leytenanta Shmidta Embankment, 27/2, St. Petersburg 199034 Russia +7 812 323-74-36 [email protected] http://spb.optina.ru
Excellent
86%
Good
12%
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2%
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5.0 based on 43 reviews

St. Petersburg House of the Optina Pustyn Friary

2. Chapel of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg

Kamskaya, 24V, St. Petersburg 199178 Russia +7 921 342-96-71 http://smolenka.spb.ru
Excellent
88%
Good
9%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
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1%
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5.0 based on 454 reviews

Chapel of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg

Reviewed By Marie-na4515

The Church if canonized St. Xenia is superb. The cemetery visitors and people with prayer that come here makes this a great place to visit.

3. Monument to Vasiliy Korchmin

7th Liniya V.O., 34 7th Line of Vasilevskiy Island, St. Petersburg 199034 Russia
Excellent
85%
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15%
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5.0 based on 13 reviews

Monument to Vasiliy Korchmin

4. Lutheran Church of St. Catherine

Bolshoi Prospekt VO, 1, St. Petersburg 199053 Russia +7 921 359-59-55 http://www.stkathe.ru
Excellent
90%
Good
10%
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5.0 based on 10 reviews

Lutheran Church of St. Catherine

5. Egyptian Sphinxes

Universiteskaya Emb. next to the Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Russia http://pixelfly.ru/3d-sphinx
Excellent
53%
Good
27%
Satisfactory
17%
Poor
2%
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1%
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4.5 based on 165 reviews

Egyptian Sphinxes

A St. Petersburg signature, the two Egyptian sphinxes of Amenhotep III that grace the front of the Academy of Fine Arts Museum date to the 15th century B.C.

6. Memorial Sign Strelka Of Vasilievskiy Island

Birzhevaya Square, St. Petersburg 199034 Russia
Excellent
70%
Good
24%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
0%
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4.5 based on 653 reviews

Memorial Sign Strelka Of Vasilievskiy Island

This spit of land is located on the edge of Vasilievsky Island overlooking the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Winter Palace.

Reviewed By 490theos - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

lovely perspective of the Neva and the embankments of central St Petersburg. Romantic when it is visited by newly weds having their photos taken

7. St. Petersburg University

Mendeleevskaya Liniya Vasilievsky Island, St. Petersburg Russia
Excellent
68%
Good
21%
Satisfactory
11%
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4.5 based on 47 reviews

St. Petersburg University

8. Temple of Assumption

Leytenanta Shmidta Emb., 27 metro Vasileostrovskaya, St. Petersburg 199034 Russia +7 812 323-74-36 [email protected] http://spb.optina.ru/
Excellent
76%
Good
22%
Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 83 reviews

Temple of Assumption

9. Twelve Colleges

Universitetskaja nab., 7 metro Vasileostrovskaya, St. Petersburg 199034 Russia http://abiturient.spbu.ru/index.php/priem/bakalavriat/grafic-feb-2014/informatsionnye-vstrechi-poseshchenie-muzeev
Excellent
55%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
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Poor
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6%
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4.5 based on 33 reviews

Twelve Colleges

10. Cathedral of St. Andrew the First-Called

6th Line, 11 Vasilyevskiy Island, St. Petersburg 199034 Russia 323-34-18 http://andrew-sobor.ru
Excellent
49%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
2%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 47 reviews

Cathedral of St. Andrew the First-Called

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