ST PETERSBURG.
Publisher: FRANCES LINCOLN.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: LONDON
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 239
Description: This lavishly illustrated book tells the epic 300-year story of St Petersburg through its architecture, landscapes, literature and art, from the city's origins and its earliest buildings through to the present day. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the historic centre of St Petersburg is being restored with the help of the World Monuments Fund. The book showcases the surviving monuments of St Petersburg while examining what has been lost and what is being lost.