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Name: Decembrists Palace
City: St Petersburg, Russia
What's it like?
Originally called Senate Square and St. Peter's Square, Decembrist
Square acquired its current moniker in 1925, the 100th anniversary of the unsuccessful
yet influential December Uprising.
In the center of the square stands the "Bronze Horseman," a monument to Peter the Great,
commissioned by Catherine the Great and unveiled in 1782. The former Senate and Synod
buildings are also located in the square, alongside the Admiralty, one of the oldest
structures in Saint Petersburg.
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