Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments

Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments


State Party =
Type = Cultural
Criteria = i, ii, iv, vi
ID = 540
Region = Europe and North America
Year = 1990
Session = 14th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/540

Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments is the name used by UNESCO when it collectively designated the historic core of the Russian city of St. Petersburg, as well as buildings and ensembles located in the immediate vicinity as a World Heritage Site in 1991.

The site was recognized for its architectural heritage, fusing Baroque, neoclassical and Russian influences.

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Among the buildings and places included in the citation:

# Historic Centre of St. Petersburg
# Historical Part of the Town of Kronstadt
# Fortress of Kronstadt
#* Forts of the Island Kotlin
#** Redoubts Dena (Fort Den)
#** Fort Shanz
#** Fort Catherine
#** For Rift
#** Fort Constantin
#** Tolbukhin Signal Tower on Tolbukhin Island
#* Forts of the Gulf of Finland
#** Obrutchev Fort
#** Totleben Fort
#** North Forts Nos. 1-7
#** Paul Fort (Riesbank)
#** Kronshlot Fort
#** Alexander Fort ("Tchumny")
#** Peter Fort
#** South Forts Nos. 1-3
#* Forts of the Coast of the Gulf of Finland
#** Fort Lissy Noss
#** Fort Inno
#** Green Horse Fort (Seraya Lochad)
#** Krasnay Gorka Fort (Red Hill)
#* Civil Engineering
#** the Barrier of Cribwork
#** the Barrier of Pile
#** the Barrier of Stone
# Historical Centre of the Town of Petrokrepost (Schlisselburg)
# Fortress "Oreshek" on the Island Orekhovy at the Source of the Neve
# Palaces and Park Ensembles of the Town of Pushkin and its Historical Centre
# Palaces and Parks of the town of Pavlovsk and its Historical Centre
# Pulkovskaya Observatory
# Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Ropsha
# Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Gostilitsy
# Palace and Park Ensemble of the Village of Taytsy
# Palace and Park Ensemble of the Town of Gatchina and its Historical Centre
# Ensemble of Troise-Sergieva (a small monastery)
# Palace and Park Ensemble of the Town of Strelna and its Historical Centre
# Palace and Park Ensemble "Mikhailovka"
# Palace and Park Ensemble "Znamenka"
# Palace and Park Ensemble of the Town of Petrodvorets and its Historical Centre
# Palace and Park Ensemble "Sobstvennaya Datcha"
# Palace and Park Ensemble "Sergeevka"
# Palace and Park Ensembles of the Town of Lomonosov and its Historical Centre
# Pavlovo-Koltushi
# Zinoviev's Estate
# Shuvalov's Estate
# Viazemsky's Estate
# Sestroretsky Razliv
# I. Repin Estate "The Penates"
# Cemetery of the Village of Komarovo
# Lindulovskaya Rotcsha
# River Neva with Banks and Embankments
# Izhorsky Bench (Glint)
# Dudergofskie Elevations
# Koltushskaya Elevation
# Yukkovskaya Elevation
# The Roads
#* Muskovskoe Highway
#* Kievskoe Highway
#* Railway Leningrad-Pavlovsk
#* the Highway Pushkin-Gatchina
#* Volkhovskoe Highway
#* Tallinskoe Highway
#* Peterhofskoe Highway
#* Ropshinskoe Highway
#* Gostilitskoe Highway
#* Primorskoe Highway
#* Vyborgskoe Highway
#* Koltushskoe Highway
#* Ligovsky Canal
# The Fairways
#* the Maritime Channel
#* Petrovsky
#* Kronstadsky
#* Zelenogorsky
# The Green Belt of Glory
#* the Blockade Ring
#* the Road of Life
#* Oranienbaumsky Spring-Board