Russia has become one of the top tourist destination countries in the world in recent years; millions of tourists have signed for Russia tour so far, and millions of people have plans to visit Russia in the future; however, Russia is a vast country with loads of significant attractions inside it, so if you have plans to travel to Russia, you need a proper plan before you begin your journey. There are multiple places that you can visit on your tour to Russia, such as Moscow, which is the capital of the country and has many historical attractions inside it as well as beautiful places and recreational centers. There’s also the resort city of Sochi, which has become one of the favorite spots for tourists since it has loads of comfortable, modernized hotel, and recreation facilities, and many people consider it as the pearl of Eastern Europe; however, if you want to experience all the Russian things at once, such as art, history, culture, and pleasure, you should visit St. Petersburg on your tour to Russia because that city has everything you need.
St. Petersburg is a magnificent city, and many people have worked hard to get St. Petersburg to the level that it is today, especially lots of foreign figures who have helped Peter the Great to build his new capital. As you may know, St. Petersburg had only established at the beginning of the 18th century when Peter the Great decided to move the capital from Moscow to his newly-founded city, and at the beginning of its existence, he had summoned several artists from European countries to work in the new capital; among those people, Italian artists were the first one who has accepted his invitation and came to St. Petersburg, especially the architects who took their opportunity to build an entire city from the ground. Dominico Trezzini was one of the most prominent Italian architects who had come to Russia and created a strong bond with the Russian emperor, to the point that he had chosen Peter the Great as his son’s godfather.
Domenico Trezzini was a Swiss-Italian architect who was born in 1670 in Switzerland. He studied architecture in Rome and worked in Copenhagen before he went to Russia in 1703. When he entered Russia because of his experiences, Peter the Great give him the chief architect title, and he started to work on the pioneer structures in St. Petersburg. Since he and Peter the Great had worked closely together, he got some of the most crucial tasks in St. Petersburg, including designing the most major attractions of St. Petersburg in Russia tour, the Peter and Paul Fortress. He was also the founder of Petrine Baroque architecture style, which named after Peter the Great. Besides the construction, Trezzini had founded the architecture school in St. Petersburg, which trained some of the future top architects of Russia, such as Mikhail Zemtsov, who later became his assistant and heir to his architecture style. Trezzini died in 1734 and buried in St. Simons Cathedral, which because of his prestige and reputation, is sometimes ascribed to him.
Domenico Trezzini had designed some of the significant structures of St. Petersburg during his time, including Peter and Paul Fortress, Alexander Nevsky Monastery, Twelve Colleges, and Winter Palace; however, most of his works have replaced by stone in the future, but his brilliance is still noticeable all over the city, which you can see during your tour to Russia. Although he had contributed a lot to the urban planning of St. Petersburg, including the layout of the Kronshtadt and most of Vasilevsky Island, his most significant work was Peter and Paul Fortress.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Though at first Peter and Paul Fortress was built as a defensive structure, it never served as one; instead, it became one of the historical landmarks of St. Petersburg, and an essential part of Russia tour as well; however, it served as a political prison for the imperial government, but currently, people would visit it as one of the main attractions of St. Petersburg on their tour to Russia. Peter and Paul Fortress is one of the places that we at the Star Travel Company would suggest a visit to our tourists during their St. Petersburg tour, but the brilliant mind of Domenico Trezzini in this fortress is shown in Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral
St. Peter and Paul Cathedral is the oldest and first-ever built church in St. Petersburg. It was also the tallest building in St. Petersburg before the time that Ostankino Television Tower was built. Though one of the reasons behind the significance of this cathedral is the fact that nearly all of the Russian monarchs have been buried there since Peter the Great, the architecture of the cathedral, which had massively influenced by the Dutch architecture, was entirely new to the Orthodox cathedrals of that time. That should be another motivation for the tourists to visit this cathedral and Peter and Paul Fortress on their tour to Russia.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery
Domenico Trezzini was responsible for the design of one of the most notable churches in Alexander Nevsky Lavra, which was also named Alexander Nevsky since it considered holy in the Orthodox Church. This church is significant because it holds the remains of Alexander Nevsky who was one of the most influential figures in Russian history, though its remains were in the ancient city of Vladimir, it had moved to this church once it was completed. Trezzini was responsible for lots of layout and planning of the monastery as well.
Twelve Collages
At the beginning of the time when St. Petersburg had established, Peter the Great had other ideas for his city center, which Domenico Trezzini had designed and constructed; however, currently, it’s the state university of St. Petersburg, and the government offices never stayed there for a variety of reasons, the Twelve Colleges is still one of the architectural masterpieces of Domenico Trezzini, which many people would like to visit on their tour to St. Petersburg. The Twelve Colleges locates on Vasilevsky island, which the most ancient part of the city.
Domenico Trezzini had done a lot to shape the city of St. Petersburg, alongside many others who have worked to bring the city to what it is today, that’s why tourists should know about the history of people and the city to recognize the greatness of some people in history. We at the Star Travel Group recommend our tourists visit our weblog to learn more about the history of Russia and Russia attractive places as well as our tips and pieces of advice about how to travel to Russia.
