Krasny Most

St Petersburg


This cast-iron bridge crossing the Moika River is painted red, hence its name in Russian.


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2. Siniy Most

0.22 MILES

The Blue Bridge is 97.3m wide making it the widest of the city's bridges. It's one of four bridges across the Moika that were colour-coded.

3. Petrovskaya Akvatoria

0.22 MILES

For an idealised view of what parts of St Petersburg looked like back in the early 18th century, this interactive model village is a small revelation. The…

4. Mariinsky Palace

0.25 MILES

The last neoclassical palace constructed in St Petersburg, the Mariinsky Palace (not to be confused with the theatre) was built between 1839 and 1844…

5. Stroganov Palace

0.26 MILES

One of the city’s loveliest baroque exteriors, the salmon-pink Stroganov Palace was designed by court favourite Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1753 for one of…

6. Zelyony Most

0.26 MILES

The Green Bridge over the Moyka River dates from the early 19th century and was the first cast-iron span in the city.

8. St Isaac's Cathedral

0.32 MILES

The golden dome of St Isaac’s Cathedral dominates the St Petersburg skyline. Its obscenely lavish interior is open as a museum, although services are held…