There are a number of museums in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The museums have restored various exhibits collected from ancient times to the modern day that reflects the rich history of the place.
The museums are the major attractions in Saint Petersburg. From the museums of Saint Petersburg, an in-depth knowledge can be acquired about the Russian history, its life and culture over the time. The rich collections of rare and precious exhibits have been restored at the Saint Petersburg museums. Antiques, different work of art including paintings and sculptures are kept at the art museums.
In Saint Petersburg, some of the Royal palaces have been transformed to museums. The architectural works of these palaces and residents are magnificent. The belongings of the members of the Royal Family have been restored in the palaces. The Winter Palace, the Summer Palace, Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace and The Marble Palace are some of the prominent museums of Saint Petersburg. The Peter and Paul Fortress and The Mikhailovsky Castle are also worth a visit.
At the palace museums and castles turned to museums, visitors can check out with the portraits of
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the emperors of the Royal dynasty. The burial place of the czars at Peter and Paul Fortress is one of the tourist attractions of the city.
Tourists and local residents who are interested in the life and work of Pushkin can surely visit the Alexander Pushkin Museum and Memorial Apartment in Saint Petersburg. Dostoyevsky Memorial Museum can be visited as well.
The Central Navy Museum reflects the history of Russian Navy while the Central Railway Museum can be equally interesting to the visitors. The Arctic and Antarctic Museum offers various facts and preserves exhibits based on the Polar expeditions.
If you are visiting Saint Petersburg, you should visit the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad. This memorial was erected to recognize the bravery of the common men and the soldiers who defended the city against the Nazis during the Siege of Leningrad.
Among the museums in Saint Petersburg, The Russian Museum, The Applied Art Museum, The Aleksander Suvorov Memorial Museum, Zoological Museum, The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood and Russian Ethnography Museum also deserve mention.
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