Совершенствование туристско-экскурсионного обслуживания иностранных туристов в Санкт Петербурге

The main exposition, enlightening the history of Russian navigation and Russian Fleet from the ancient time till nowadays, occupies 10 halls situated on the ground floor of the museum. There visitors can learn about the creation and history of Russian navy, the most important naval battles, that brought the glory to the Russian Fleet, geographical discoveries, circumnavigation and celebrated ex

peditions. Russian men-of-war»s played an important role in the revolutionary events of 1917 and Civil War. Several exhibition halls are devoted to the Soviet Fleet in World War II. The exhibition devoted to the creation of the missile atomic navy in the USSR in 1965-1975 is especially interesting. There models of warships of different classes, atomic submarines of the second generation and a strategic missile submarine, as well as documents and photographs are on display. The exposition ends with the exhibition devoted to the Navy in the period of the so-called «Cold War», its development after the war and the state of Russian Navy nowadays.

In all, the Central Naval Museum stocks more than 8,000 items, among them there are models of ancient and modern ships, navigation tools, patterns of weapon and equipment, maps, photos, flags and banners, war booty, personal belongings of the famous Russian navigators, rich collections of paintings and numismatics. The oldest exhibit displayed is the ancient dug-out, the archaeologists date back to the 1st millennium B.C. The museum treasures «The grandfather of the Russian Fleet» - the famous botik (a small vessel) of Peter I.

10. Rostral Columns

Arch. J.-F. Thomas de Thomon (1805-1816), Birzhevaya ploshchad

Early in the history of St. Petersburg the Strelka (spit) of Vasilevsky Island, the largest island of the Neva delta, was intended to become the heart of downtown St Petersburg. Some of the buildings, such as the Customs House, still remain from that time, although downtown shifted onto the left bank of the river. In the early 19th century one of St. Petersburg»s most elegant architectural ensembles appeared on the eastern edge of the island. The imposing white colonnaded building of the Stock Exchange was its focal point, and was flanked by two Rostral Columns. The Stock Exchange, designed by the French architect Thomas de Tomon and built in 1805-10, was inspired by Ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The two Rostral Columns, studded with ships» prows, served as oil-fired navigation beacons in 1800s (on some public holidays gas torches are still lit today).

The excursion termination № 2, the bus 259 to the underground the Neva avenue.

Walking tour № 3. The excursion beginning M. Nevskiy Prospekt

Food places

Nevskiy prospekt, h. 31, restaurant «The seventh visitor» (European cuisine)

Griboedova kanal, h. 22, restaurant «Blow up» (Japanese cuisine)

Italyanskaya ul., h. 15, Fish restaurant «7Skybar»

Sadovaya ul, h. 6, restaurant «EGO» (European cuisine)

Fonntanka nab. reki 9, restaurant «9 PUB» (Irish cuisine)

Moyki nab. reki, h. 2b, restaurant «Adamant» (Russian cuisine)

Konushennaya ul, h. 19/8, restaurant «Carlsberg Bar» (European cuisine)

Griboedova kanal, h. 14, restaurant «Chayka» (German cuisine)

1. The Duma Tower

Arch. D.Ferrari (1799-1804), Nevskiy prospekt, 33

The City Duma building was the center of local government 1786-1918.

The Duma Tower seen on the left, was built 1799-1804 as a watchtower for fires. Ironically the tower was severely damaged by fire itself in 1998, but has since been restored.

The adjacent building on the left of the tower is the Municipal Assembly or Duma itself with its numerous offices and the Grand Assembly Hall. The original 18th century building was redesigned in the neo Renaissance style by Nikolai Efimov and rebuilt between 1847 and 1852. Some additional reconstruction work was also done in 1913. Low fourth floor level was added in 1914.

2. The Zinger Company Building (House of Books)

Arch. P. Suzor (1902-1904), Nevskiy prospekt, 62

Singer building in St. Petersburg is a historical and architectural heritage building and owned by the federal government. Seven-storey building, built in modern style (1902-1904) for «Singer» manufacturing company, occupies about 7000 square meters. Management of «Singer» corporation wanted to build a skyscraper, similar to the «Singer» building in New York City, but it was not allowed to build houses more than 22 m tall in the center of St. Petersburg. The architect constructed a tower with a globe made of glass on the top that made an impression of a «Skyscraper», but didn»t block the view on other important buildings of the city center.

3. Mikhaylovskiy Palace (The State Russian Museum)

Arch. С Rossi, art. V. Demut-Malinovskiy, S.Pimenov (1819-1825)

Inzhenernaya ulitsa, 4

4. The State Russian Museum (Mikhaylovskiy Palace)

All the buildings surrounding this square accommodate museums or theaters of some kind. To orient yourself, stand facing the front of the sculpture to Pushkin. On your left stands the yellow Maly Opera and Ballet Theater, named after the Russian composer Musorgsky. Designed by Alexander Bryullov, it opened in 1833. The internationally renowned dance company performs to the music of the world»s most beloved ballets during the regular season.

If you look ahead, you will see the Russian Museum. While the world-famous Hermitage houses Russia»s greatest collection of international art, this gallery retains solely the great works of the country»s own painters and sculptors. These were collected by the czars over the centuries of their rule. The architect Carlo Rossi originally designed the building for the brother of Czar Nicholas I, the Grand Duke Mikhail, and completed it in 1825. It opened as a museum in 1898 as the czar»s gift to the Russian public.

The street onto which the museum fronts is known as Engineer»s Street. Head east on it until you reach Sadovaya Street. You»ll know you»re there when you spot the tracks for the city trams which run its length. Turn left and head down Sadovaya. You»ll soon come upon a park situated to your left. Continue along. Opposite the gated entry to the park lies the Mikhailovsky (Engineers») Castle, painted orange. Cross the street and make your way onto the castle grounds.

5. Monument of A. Pushkin

Art. M.Anikushin (1957)

6. The Russian Ethnographical

Museum-lngenernaya ulitsa, 4/1

The Russian Museum of Ethnography is one of the largest and famous museums in the world. Its collection contains above half a million objects and creates a broad picture of traditional life and culture of more than 150 peoples of Russia from the 18th-20th centuries.

The Museum was founded as the Ethnographic Department of the Russian Museum in 1895. In 1934 it became an independent scientific and cultural institution - the State Museum of Ethnography of the peoples of Russia, and since 1991 it carries the title the Russian Museum of Ethnography

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