Peter and Paul Fortress

1703

Country

Russia

City

Petrogradsky District

Heritage designation

federal cultural heritage site in Russia

Architect

Domenico Trezzini

The Peter and Paul Fortress 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.