Kazan Cathedral & Singer House

Nevsky Avenue, the City's Grand Boulevard

This camera overlooks Nevsky Avenue, the principal thoroughfare that runs through the centre and ties together its squares, palaces and waterways. The wide perspective captures the rhythm of a major European capital of culture, where traffic and crowds flow past landmarks dating back to the imperial era.

The Kazan Cathedral and Its Colonnade

On the left rises the Kazan Cathedral, a monumental Orthodox church whose vast curved colonnade embraces the square before it. Modelled in part on St Peter's in Rome, it is one of the most recognisable religious landmarks in the country.

The Singer House and Dom Knigi

To the right stands the Singer House, an Art Nouveau gem crowned by a glass dome and globe, today famous as the Dom Knigi bookshop. Its elegant façade marks one of the avenue's most photographed corners.

Pulse of the Historic Centre

Together these monuments frame a living crossroads where locals and visitors mingle. The view offers a continuous window onto the energy of a UNESCO-listed historic centre, from quiet moments to the bustle of the avenue.