Hare Island
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Hare Island is a small river island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, best known as the historic site of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the city’s original citadel.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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river island ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Kronverksky Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petrogradsky Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Zayachy Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | founding of Saint Petersburg in 1703 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Ioannovsky Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ioannovsky Bridge to Petrogradsky Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Kronverksky Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | low-lying river island ⓘ |
| fortressConstructionStarted | 1703 ⓘ |
| foundedAsFortressSiteBy | Peter the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
historical sightseeing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
museum complex location ⓘ recreational area ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Boat House of Peter the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commandant’s House NERFINISHED ⓘ Ioannovsky Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ioannovsky Ravelin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mint Building of Saint Petersburg Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ Monument to Peter the Great (Peter I) by Mikhail Shemyakin NERFINISHED ⓘ Naryshkin Bastion NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevsky Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter and Paul Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Trubetskoy Bastion Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Peter and Paul Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Neva River embankments
ⓘ
Palace Embankment NERFINISHED ⓘ Spit of Vasilyevsky Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ |
| historicalRole | location of the original citadel of Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birthplace of Saint Petersburg’s urban development
ⓘ
site of the Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
European Russia
ⓘ
Neva River NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwestern Federal District NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
delta of the Neva River ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Hare Island in Russian is Zayachy Island (Заячий остров) ⓘ |
| originalName | Zayachy Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic center of Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanContext | central Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
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