Vasilyevsky Island

Vasilyevsky Island
russia, Saint Petersburg
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Vasilyevsky Island

Vasilyevsky Island
russia, Saint Petersburg
Vasilyevsky Island, with an area of ​​10.9 sq. km, is the largest island in the Neva Delta. The name of the island comes from the artillery battery of Vasily Korchmin, which was once located there. Under the reign of Peter I, Vasilyevsky Island was designed as the center of St. Petersburg with important state facilities. Its active construction and development were carried out in the XVIII-XIX centuries. There are such noteworthy structures as Kunstkamera, the building of the Twelve Collegia and the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, but the architectural gem of the island is still ensemble of the Strelka of Vasilyevsky Island. Many scientific and educational institutions of St. Petersburg are also located here. The island is connected to the rest of the city by several bridges.

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Traveled 4 years ago
Rating 10
I really like walking from the Primorskaya metro station along the Smolenka River, earlier it was possible to go to the spit on the bay, but there has been no passage for a long time, unfortunately. Not far from Primorskaya there is also a beautiful cemetery, which does not function more like a park. Another beautiful place for walking on line 7 near the Vasileostrovskaya metro station, but it’s better to walk on weekdays during working hours, as it’s too crowded in the evenings and weekends.
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