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___ Satellite View of Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург) |
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Satellite View of Saint Petersburg using Google Earth Data |
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Satellite view showing Saint Petersburg, for some times in history called Leningrad. It is the second largest city, a major seaport and a Federal City of the Russian Federation. The city, often described as the most Western city of Russia, is located in northwestern Russia on the delta of the Neva river at the eastern shores of the Gulf of Finland, a part of the Baltic Sea. The city, founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, is one of the main cultural centers of Russia and its historic central district is today an UNESCO World Heritage site. St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia from 1712 until the Russian Revolution. Today the city has a population of about 5 million inhabitants living in its metropolitan area. Just zoom in (+) to see the Winter Palace (located to north-west of the Alexander Column), the formerly winter residence of the Russian tsars. Today the palace is part of the Hermitage Museum, one of the largest museums in the world, founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, with a collection of more than 3 million works of art, of which only a small part is on permanent display. The Map shows a city map of Saint Petersburg with expressways, main roads and streets, zoom out to find the location of Pulkovo International Airport (IATA code: LED), located about 17 km (11 mi) south of the city. To find a location use the form below. To view just the map, click on the "Map" button. |
 The English Embankment in Saint Petersburg - Photo: Lite |
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| Google Maps: Map and Satellite View of the City of Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. |
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