What to do and see in Northwestern District, Russia: The Best Architectural Buildings

May 15, 2022 Russell Mellin

Discover the best top things to do in Northwestern District, Russia including Granovitaya Palata, St. Sophia Cathedral, Church of the Savior's Transfiguration on Ilin Street, Church of St. Nicholas, Grand Peterhof Palace, Peter and Paul Fortress, Catherine Palace and Park, Alexander Park, Smolny Cathedral, St. George Monastery.
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1. Granovitaya Palata

Kreml', 14, Veliky Novgorod 173000 Russia
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5.0 based on 196 reviews

Granovitaya Palata

Also known as the Chamber of Facets, this is the only Gothic style building in the Detinets, once used for court sessions and now housing a museum with arts and crafts and an interesting icon collection.

2. St. Sophia Cathedral

Kremlin, 11, Veliky Novgorod 173007 Russia +7 816 277-35-56 http://saintsofianovg.ru
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5.0 based on 527 reviews

St. Sophia Cathedral

One of the oldest stone buildings in Russia, this magnificent cathedral is considered to be the symbol of the city, and was once the hiding place for Novgorod's treasury.

Reviewed By AlbertSalichs - Manresa, Spain

St. Sophia Cathedral is the religious building most important in Kremlin of Veliky Novgorod and provably in all Novgorod, a city located almost 200km to the South-East from Saint Petersburg. It is a very important historical city in Russia, so the Kremlin is wonderful. Inside the Kremlin, there are the Cathedral and other buildings. The Cathedral is a typical religious orthodox building: a white facade and some domes on too, the most important golden and the other ones blue. Also, in the inner hall of the cathedral, you can see fantastic frescos: the full building is wonderful. (see also Novgorod Kremlin)

3. Church of the Savior's Transfiguration on Ilin Street

Ilina st., 26, Veliky Novgorod 173000 Russia +7 816 277-37-38 http://novgorodmuseum.ru
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5.0 based on 143 reviews

Church of the Savior's Transfiguration on Ilin Street

This church is most notable for the frescoes inside which were painted by Feofan Grek, one of Russia's most celebrated icon artists.

4. Church of St. Nicholas

Village Sizma Sheksninsky district, Sizma 162574 Russia
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5.0 based on 10 reviews

Church of St. Nicholas

5. Grand Peterhof Palace

Razvodnaya St., 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg 198516 Russia +7 812 450-52-87 [email protected] http://peterhofmuseum.ru
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4.5 based on 12,662 reviews

Grand Peterhof Palace

Once a formal garden built for Peter the Great, this popular park still has more than 80 of the original marble statues and sculptures and houses Peter's Summer Palace, a simply designed two-story building that now displays many of the ruler's own artifacts.

Reviewed By lionusc

Peterhof Palace is one of the best preserve palace n museum in Russia and have good antique collection and also beautiful cascade garden n fountain from the period of Peter the Great.

6. Peter and Paul Fortress

Petropavlovskaya Fortress, 3, St. Petersburg 197022 Russia +7 812 230-64-31 [email protected] http://www.spbmuseum.ru/themuseum/museum_complex/peterpaul_fortress/
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4.5 based on 5,098 reviews

Peter and Paul Fortress

Built as a fortress in 1703 by Peter the Great, this building was used instead as a political prison under the czars, and houses the City History Museum, the Mint, and the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Reviewed By TWal1 - Canberra, Australia

Like other buildings in St Petersburg, the Peter and Paul Fortress is an impressive complex full of grand ideas. Probably the most important building is the Peter and Paul Cathedral. The Cathedral is best known for its unique architecture, including spire, and the tombs of Russian tsars. Their desire to show off their wealth shows no bounds. This is more than an A B C. Thanks for your vote.

7. Catherine Palace and Park

Sadovaya St., 7 Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia +7 812 415-76-67 [email protected] http://www.tzar.ru/en
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4.5 based on 8,614 reviews

Catherine Palace and Park

Filled with 18th-century paintings and ornate rooms, this white and gold palace is surrounded by a 1400-acre park complete with fountains, bridges, the Agate Pavilion bathhouse and the Great Pond. The Palace also has a famous Amber Room, stolen by Nazi troops during WWII, but now recreated by Russian craftsmen.

Reviewed By Margo7850p

The Catherine Palace is named after Catherine I, the wife of Peter the Great. Originally a modest two-storey building commissioned by Peter for Catherine in 1717, the Catherine Palace owes its awesome grandeur to their daughter, Empress Elizabeth, who chose Tsarskoye Selo as her chief summer residence. Starting in 1743, the building was reconstructed by four different architects. The building was to be built to compete with Versailles. The resultant palace, completed in 1756, is nearly 1km in circumference, with elaborately decorated blue-and-white facades featuring gilded atlantes. The interiors of the Catherine Palace are no less spectacular. Another place worth seeing. A beautiful palace and park complex.

8. Alexander Park

Dvortzovaya St., 2 Tzarskoe Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia +7 812 415-76-06 http://tzar.ru/museums/palaces/alexander_park
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4.5 based on 303 reviews

Alexander Park

This magnificent palace is most well known for its role during the reign of the last Tsar, Nicholas II, who, with his family, was kept here before being moved to Siberia and then murdered.

Reviewed By kjoytravel - St. Petersburg, Russia

Very nice park in Pushkin town. A peaceful place to hide away from the crowds, to take a walk or to ride a bike.

9. Smolny Cathedral

Rastrelli Sq., 1, St. Petersburg 191124 Russia +7 961 808-97-38 http://smolnyspb.ru/
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4.5 based on 592 reviews

Smolny Cathedral

This dazzling blue and white Baroque-style cathedral, never fully completed by Winter Palace architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli, is now used for concerts and exhibits.

Reviewed By drogilmour - Guatemala City, Guatemala

This baroque complex by Giacomo Quarenghi was finished in 1835, known back then as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, served as the temple of all educational institutions of the city. In the interior you can see some billboards in Russian and English explaining about the education on home chores for young girls at the institution established in the quarters known as Educational Society of Noble Maidens. After the revolution, the Smolny Cathedral was closed by the Soviet authorities. A warehouse was set up on the marble steps, and all the historic icons and religious property was transferred to museum warehouses until they figured out what to do with it. What we appreciate now is a fully restored and operating cathedral, all the icons date back to the last decade of the 20th century, they are practically new and that is noteworthy since some are truly a master piece. Worth admiring the huge bell before the entrance. If you are into elevated city sights, visit the belfry with one of the most bewitching views of the city.

10. St. George Monastery

Yuryevskoye Hwy., 10, Veliky Novgorod 173007 Russia +7 816 277-30-20 http://georg.orthodoxy.ru
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4.5 based on 301 reviews

St. George Monastery

Four blue domes cap the cathedral of this striking, walled-in Russian monastery dating back to the 12th century.

Reviewed By 30vladimirr - Moscow, Russia

St. George's Monastery is located on the outskirts of Veliky Novgorod, where the Volkhov River flows into Lake Ilmen. On the territory of the monastery, there is a large St. George Cathedral, until the Mongol period. Huge, powerful, majestic. This is the first cathedral, about which the chronicle says: it was built by master Peter. As I wrote earlier, in such places, you are surprised how such a thing could have been built in those years. On the territory of the monastery, you are in peace, letting go of all the problems that you had in life, enjoying the silence and architecture of the monastery. I highly recommend visiting.

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