Vasilyevsky Island, River island in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Vasilyevsky Island stretches between the Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva Rivers, forming a substantial section of Saint Petersburg's central district.
Peter the Great designated this location as the center of his new capital in the early 1700s, requiring prominent citizens to establish residences there.
The island houses prestigious educational institutions, including Saint Petersburg State University and the Russian Academy of Sciences in historic buildings along the Neva embankment.
The eastern section contains numerous museums, academic facilities, and historical structures, while the western area features residential buildings and modern developments.
Two red Rostral Columns stand at the island's eastern point, traditionally functioning as navigation beacons and now serving as ceremonial gas-fired beacons during celebrations.
Location: Vasileostrovsky District
GPS coordinates: 59.93861,30.25639
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:18
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
2.8 km
Bronze Horseman
2.6 km
Kunstkamera
2.7 km
Mariinsky Theatre
2.7 km
Rostral columns on Spit of the Vasilievsky Island
2.8 km
Yusupov Palace on Moika
2.6 km
Menshikov Palace
2.2 km
Krasin
1.4 km
Spit of the Vasilievsky Island
2.7 km
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral, St. Petersburg
3 km
Quay with Sphinxes
1.9 km
Twelve Collegia
2.5 km
Blagoveshchensky Bridge
1.9 km
Griboyedov Canal
3.9 km
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
2.7 km
Erarta
776 m
Saint Xenia Chapel in Saint Petersburg
697 m
Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange
2.7 km
Betancourt Bridge
1.9 km
Senate and Sinod building
2.5 km
Leningrad Zoo
3.3 km
Nicholas Palace
2.2 km
Central Naval Museum
2.3 km
Brusnitsyny Mansion
1.8 km
Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2.8 km
The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God
1.2 km
St. Vladimir's Cathedral
2.5 km
Griffin's tower
1.5 kmReviews
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