First Stone of Peter and Paul Fortress (1703 CE)

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The Peter and Paul Fortress (Russian: Петропавловская крепость, romanized: Petropavlovskaya krepost') is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. Between the first half of the 1700s and early 1920s it served as a prison for political criminals. It has been a museum since 1924.

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People

Peter the Great · 1672 CE – 1725 CE
Domenico Trezzini · 1670 CE – 1734 CE

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