Peter and Paul Fortress

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cultural heritage monument fortress historic citadel

Peter and Paul Fortress is a historic citadel and birthplace of St. Petersburg, Russia, known for its baroque cathedral, former political prison, and role as a key military and cultural site.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Peter and Paul Fortress canonical	55
Peter and Paul Fortress complex	3
Naryshkin Bastion	2
Peter and Paul Fortress walls	2
Ioannovsky Ravelin	1
Kronverk of the Peter and Paul Fortress	1
Peter and Paul Fortress (across the Neva)	1
Peter and Paul Fortress museum complex	1
Peter and Paul Fortress structures	1
Trubetskoy Bastion	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage monument ⓘ fortress ⓘ historic citadel ⓘ
architect	Domenico Trezzini ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ
constructionMaterial	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
contains	State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg facilities ⓘ burial vaults of Russian emperors ⓘ graves of Romanov dynasty members ⓘ museum exhibitions ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
event	daily noon cannon shot ⓘ
foundedBy	Peter the Great ⓘ
hasPart	Commandant’s House ⓘ Ioannovsky Bridge ⓘ Ioannovsky Gate ⓘ Mint Building ⓘ Peter and Paul Fortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Naryshkin Bastion Nevsky Gate ⓘ Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Peter and Paul Cathedral Peter and Paul Fortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Trubetskoy Bastion bastions ⓘ fortification walls ⓘ ravelins ⓘ
hasTouristActivity	guided tours ⓘ river cruises stop ⓘ
hasViewOf	Palace Embankment ⓘ Winter Palace ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception	1703 ⓘ
locatedIn	St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedInTimeZone	UTC+3 ⓘ
locatedOn	Neva River ⓘ Zayachy Island ⓘ
namedAfter	Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ surface form: Saint Paul Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Saint Peter
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originalFunction	city citadel ⓘ defensive stronghold ⓘ military fortress ⓘ
ownedBy	St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: City of Saint Petersburg
partOf	Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
significance	birthplace of Saint Petersburg ⓘ symbol of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
timePeriod	early 18th century ⓘ
usedAs	administrative center ⓘ military garrison ⓘ museum complex ⓘ political prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ

Referenced by (68)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Petersburg → hasLandmark → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Peter and Paul Fortress → hasPart → Peter and Paul Fortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trubetskoy Bastion

Peter and Paul Fortress → hasPart → Peter and Paul Fortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naryshkin Bastion

Palace Square → hasViewOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg → partOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter and Paul Fortress complex

Commandant’s House → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Commandant’s House → partOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter and Paul Fortress complex

State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg facilities → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments → hasPart → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Mint Building → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Mint Building → partOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Mint Building → locatedInFortress → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Domenico Trezzini → notableWork → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Nevsky Gate → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Nevsky Gate → partOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Nevsky Gate → locatedInFortification → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter and Paul Fortress walls

Palace Embankment → famousViewOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter and Paul Fortress (across the Neva)

Ioannovsky Gate → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Ioannovsky Bridge → givesAccessTo → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Ioannovsky Bridge → hasNearbyLandmark → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kronverk of the Peter and Paul Fortress

Ioannovsky Bridge → hasViewOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter and Paul Fortress walls

Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg → contains → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Zayachy Island → hasLandmark → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naryshkin Bastion

Zayachy Island → hasLandmark → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ioannovsky Ravelin

Admiralty Embankment → hasView → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia → detainedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Trinity Bridge → near → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg → hasPart → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter and Paul Fortress museum complex

State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg → significantPlace → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Olga Pavlovna of Russia → burialSite → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire → hasLandmark → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Peter and Paul Cathedral → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Peter and Paul Cathedral → dominatesSkylineOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Summer Garden → hasView → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

embankments of the Neva River → borders → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

subject surface form: Embankments of the Neva River

Petrine Baroque → hasNotableBuilding → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter and Paul Fortress structures

Petrogradsky District → contains → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Trubetskoy Bastion Prison → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Trubetskoy Bastion Prison → partOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

defensive complex of Saint Petersburg → hasPart → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

defensive complex of Saint Petersburg → centeredOn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Vasilievsky Island spit → hasViewOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Petrogradsky Island → locatedNear → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Kronverk Strait → near → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Kronverk Strait → hasNearbyLandmark → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Mint of Saint Petersburg (historical) → locatedIn → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

Mint of Saint Petersburg (historical) → partOf → Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peter and Paul Fortress complex