St. Petersburg: Fantastic Facades and Courtyards of Petrogradsky Island Self-Guided Audio Tour

Go explore the Petrogradsky Island! It is at the same time the oldest and the newest district of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg, surprising with provincial intimacy of streets and catchy metropolitan architecture.

Wandering between the streets of Petrogradsky Island, you will get acquainted with the structure of tenement houses, learn about the life of ordinary Petersburgers and the fate of homeowners. You will see the contrasts of facades and courtyards and look into the record-breaking courtyards: a tiny well courtyard and the longest passage courtyard in the city. You will learn why firewalls are so important for St. Petersburg and see how the townspeople are trying to ennoble them.

And since this area was built up right on the eve of the revolution, you can see the architectural achievements of the Russian Empire before sunset: the best examples of neo-gothic, neoclassic, neo-baroque, neo-russian style and, finally, modern. You will be convinced that these buildings really look like haute couture architectural products!