“The most abstract and premeditated city on Earth” – that’s how Dostoevsky described Saint Petersburg. However, we should ask ourselves: is that a praise?

Petersburg is the greatest experiment in urban planning, organized by Peter the Great in the beginning of XVIII century. The creation of its ensemble brings together all the expertise and experience of European urban planning and is itself the climax of the “Century of Change” in Russian architecture. Uniqueness of Saint Petersburg is in the synthesis of European influence and Russian traditional urban planning.

During the walk, we’ll uncover the phenomena of the city that embodied the architectural principles of united Europe – three centuries before it became really united.

Starting at: Peter and Paul fortress
Finishing at: Palace square
Duration: 2.5 hours