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Rising on Zayachy (Hares') Island, close to where the
Neva divides into two arms, are the stone walls of 6 bastions belonging
to the Peter and Paul Fortress. Here, on 16 May 1703, during the Northern
War between Russia and Sweden, a military stronghold was founded.
Peter the Great called it "Sankt Piterburkh" in a Dutch
manner. After construction of the SS Peter and Paul Cathedral within
it, which was to become the imperial burial place, the fortress came
to be known by the names of the two apostles. Today many of its buildings
house the displays of the Museum of the History of St Petersburg. |
