Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Peter_and_Paul_Fortress,_Saint_Petersburg
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Domenico_Trezzini
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Peter_the_Great
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1703
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Peter_and_Paul_Cathedral
gptkb:Trubetskoy_Bastion_Prison
gptkb:Grand_Ducal_Burial_Vault
gptkbp:coordinates 59.9500°N 30.3167°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:heightOfCathedralSpire 122.5 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Saint_Petersburg
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Zayachy_Island
gptkbp:openToPublic 1924
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Saint_Petersburg_Museum_of_History
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Historic_Centre_of_Saint_Petersburg_and_Related_Groups_of_Monuments
gptkbp:purpose defense against Swedish attack
gptkbp:significantEvent foundation of Saint Petersburg
burial place of Russian tsars
gptkbp:style gptkb:Petrine_Baroque
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:military
gptkb:museum
gptkb:prison
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saint_Petersburg_Mint
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7