St. Petersburg, Russia
February 20th, 2007
The St. Petersburg Zoological Museum is one of the largest zoological museums in the world, with approximately 30,000 exhibits. The museum was opened in July of 1832 and is located in the center of St. Petersburg. The museum is a highly recommended destination for tourists in St. Petersburg. Some of the more modern exhibits include English translations, but most are only in Russian (and Latin). Here’s some pictures from inside the museum posted by Kevin Hamm on Flickr.
Whale skeleton on display.
Polar bear display.
Mummified baby mammoth.
Shark display.
A small part of the massive butterfly and insect exhibits.
Link: Official museum site
Link: More photos of the museum by Kevin Hamm.
January 22nd, 2007
Nevsky Prospekt is the main avenue in St. Petersburg and one of the most famous streets in all of Russia. If you’ve ever been to St. Petersburg, you’ve probably walked most of Nevsky Prospekt. Take a look at this satellite view and see just how far you walked.
Link: WikiMapia
January 16th, 2007
St. Petersburg, Russia is known for its great architecture and many interesting bridges. Here’s a page that has photos and a short history of all the major bridges in St. Petersburg.
Link: Bridges in St. Petersburg
Photo by: lisso
December 31st, 2006
Here’s a video of a really cool ice palace on St. Petersburg’s Palace Square. This video is from last year. There is no ice palace this winter because the weather has been far too warm.
December 30th, 2006
There’s a new project on the horizon in St. Petersburg, Russia. Energy giant Gazprom is planning to build Petersburg’s first skyscraper. Here’s a picture of the winning design and an article about the project from the St. Petersburg Times.
St. Petersburg Times - “Gazprom Winner is ‘Corn on the Cob’”
Some highlights from the article:
“A 300-meter-tall twisting glass tower dubbed ‘the corn on the cob’ beat out five international rivals to win the contentious competition to build a new Gazprom headquarters in St. Petersburg.”
“The tower, if constructed, would be 2.5 times higher than the Peter and Paul Fortress, the city’s highest building, and more than 3 times higher than Smolny Cathedral or St. Isaac’s Cathedral.”
