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Kronstadt is an area of St. Petersburg, located on the island Kotlin in the Gulf of Finland at a distance of 48 km from Saint-Petersburg.
Unique value of Kronstadt as a maritime outpost built to protect the new capital - St. Petersburg - almost immediately after its
grounds. The history of the town is inextricably linked with Peter I, the establishment and strengthening of the navy of Russia, great inventions and
discoveries of Russian scientists, the heroic events of the Great Patriotic War.
The historical part of the town of Kronstadt and the Kronstadt fortress on the list of UNESCO World Heritage site consisting of «Historical Center
St. Petersburg and related complexes of monuments
In Kronstadt, more than 300 monuments of history, culture and technology. The unique water and defenses, beautiful buildings and
ensembles, such as Fort Kronshlot complex provincial houses beginning of 18 centuries, the world's first samoslivnoy channel-doc Peter the First, the sample
18-century military camp, Sea Cathedral early 20 century, the construction techniques used by the construction of the church of St. Sophia in
Constantinople, and other monuments attract the attention of many tourists.
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