The Central Navy Museum is located in Saint Petersburg. The museum restores an approximate number of eight hundred thousand exhibits. The rich collection of exhibits is associated with the naval history of Russia. One of the attractions of the museum is the boat owned by Peter the Great of Russia.
The Central Navy Museum, one of the popular museums of Saint Petersburg has a wide collection of exhibits. The feats of Russian navy can be traced back from these exhibits. The exhibits of The Central Navy Museum, Saint Petersburg include paintings of vessels, armaments, various models of historically important ships and marine equipments.
Visitors to the Central Navy Museum take great interest in the ‘Grandfather of the Russian Navy’.It is the boat that belonged to Peter the Great. As a teenager,
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he learnt to sail with this boat and developed a fascination for ships. The Russian navy was established by him.
The Central Navy Museum can be visited at 4, Birzhevaya Ploschad. The present building of the museum, used to house the Stock Exchange. The building is constructed in the Roman and Greek style of architecture during 1805 to 10 by Thomas de Tomon. A sculpture of Neptune, the Sea God has been set up on the portico of the building.
The Central Navy Museum remains open from 10.30 am to 4.45 pm except last Thursday of every month and on Tuesdays and Mondays. Nevsky Prospekt or the Vasileostrovskaya is the nearest metro station to The Central Navy Museum in Saint Petersburg.
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