Here are some pictures I took of St. Petersberg. They were taken on Friday, June 4, 1999 and Saturday, June 5.

The Kazan Cathedral.

A statue of Catherine the Great surrounded by sycophants. (Not its official name.)

This is the Church of the Saviour on the Blood, so called because it was built on the site of Tsar Alexander II's assassination. It was built in 1882 and was partially inspired by St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow (unlike most churches in St. Petersberg which were intended to be more European-looking).

A close-up of the Church of the Saviour on the Blood.

These arches lead to the Winter Palace, part of which can be seen in the background. The Winter Palace contains part of the Hermitage collection.

Here's one of the monuments to Peter the Great. It was destroyed during Soviet times, but a copy had been made earlier and this is a copy of the copy.

The most famous monument to Peter the Great. It was commisioned by Catherine the Great and is referred to as "The Bronze Horseman".

Finally, a very odd-looking monument to Peter the Great. Peter is known to have been very tall (well over six feet tall) and to have a head small in proportion to his body; still, this statue makes him look freakish.

St. Isaac's Cathedral.

Monument to the survivors of the "900 days", a period of about two and a half years during World War II when St. Petersberg was under siege. The sign says:

Citizens! In the event of artillery fire, this side of the street is the most dangerous!

Portico of the New Hermitage.

These are some of the many fountains that can be found outside Peter the Great's summer palace in Peterhof.