Peter And Paul Fortress. A tour through the historic buildings of peter and paul fortress, st. After this russia became landlocked.
The history of the peter and paul fortress dates back to the 17th century when the russian lands along the baltic sea were occupied by sweden. In 1998, the bodies of tsar nicholas ii and his family were finally reinterred at the peter and paul cathedral alongside the other. In the summer, the beach is a popular picnic site and is also.
In 1924 the trubetskoy bastion and cathedral were turned into museums, and the fortress was given to the museum of the history of leningrad 30 years later.
The history of the peter and paul fortress dates back to the 17th century when the russian lands along the baltic sea were occupied by sweden. It has functioned as a museum since 1924. It is very hard to miss the impressive battlements of the peter and paul fortress in st. More than 5 meters of perfect masonry and mortar hide a wealth of russian history.