State Museum of History of St. Petersburg

The State Museum of History of St. Petersburg is one of the largest historical museums in Russia. The museum holds more than 1.3 million exhibits reflecting the history of the city on the Neva River from its foundation to the present day. The center of the museum is the Peter and Paul Fortress - a unique monument of history, architecture and fortification art of the XVIII-XX centuries. The dominant architectural ensemble - Peter and Paul Cathedral - one of the symbols of St. Petersburg, the tomb of the Imperial House of Romanov. The State Museum of History of St. Petersburg unites several branches: the Rumyantsev Mansion on the English Embankment, the Museum-Apartment of A. A. Blok, the Museum of S. M. Kirov, the Museum "Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad" on Victory Square, the Print Museum, the Museum of St. Petersburg avant-garde (Matyushin's house) and the Shlisselburg Fortress Oreshek.