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| Address: 39, Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa, St. Petersburg, 190000 |  |
| Nearest metro: Nevsky Prospekt |
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The Astoria enjoys one of the most prestigious locations in St. Petersburg, on the corner of Bolshaya Morskaya Street and St. Isaac's Square. Directly opposite the hotel, the gold domes of St. Isaac's Cathedral are one of the quintessential images of Saint Petersburg's imperial grandeur, and all around the hotel there are numerous examples of glorious architecture from throughout the city's 300-year history.
Nevsky Prospekt, the city's celebrated central avenue, is only five minutes' walk from the Astoria's front door, and here you can find the city's smartest shops, as well as a number of fine restaurants and cafes. The nearest metro station, Nevsky Prospekt, is about 15 minutes from the Astoria on foot.
The city's mainline stations are all within half-an-hour's drive of the Astoria, and Pulkovo-1 and Pulkovo-2 Airports can be reached by car in a little under an hour door-to-door.
St. Isaac's Cathedral is the largest church in St. Petersburg and was built between 1818 and 1858 by the French-born architect Auguste Montferrand. Impressive porticos supported by enormous granite columns adorn the cathedral's facades, while the interiors are elaborately decorated with mosaics and malachite columns. Visitors shouldn't miss the spectacular bird's eye view of St. Petersburg from the church's colonnade, involving an invigorating 300-step climb right up to the dome of the cathedral.
The Hermitage Museum, Russia's most famous art gallery, houses an extensive collection of art and artistic artifacts, which was originally collated by the Russian Tsars. The museum is partly housed in the splendid Winter Palace and features works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, unique collections of Rembrandt, Rubens, French Impressionists (Renoir, Cezanne, Manet, Monet, Pissarro), plus Van Gogh, Matisse, Gaugin and sculptures by Rodin.
The Bronze Horseman stands majestically in front of the cathedral on the bank of the River Neva. This equestrian monument was designed by the French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet, who depicted Peter the Great, the founder of St. Petersburg, as a Roman warrior on a mighty steed.
The Mariinsky Theater is one of the world's most celebrated opera and ballet theaters and its tumultuous history extends as far back as the Imperial theaters of the Russian Tsars. Known as the Kirov ballet for most of the 20th century, the Mariinsky company strives to combine traditional Russian theater with new and innovative theatrical influences, to create vivid, world-class performances.
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