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Kresty Prison

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Open today at 9:00-17:00
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Arsenal'naya Naberezhnaya, 7, St Petersburg, Russia, 195009Map
Phone+7 812 654-40-11
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  • Miriahm D
    Miriahm D
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    Good explanations in Russian and English

    Kresty Prison still holds a strong charge. First used by the Tzars, then the Mensheviks, then the Bolsheviks, so, a lot of oppression. There are great enlarged photos of imprisoned workers clearing...

    Reviewed on Jan 22, 2015
  • caro l
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    Great tour back in 2006 but no longer operating

    I went on a tour around Kresty prison and the museum within the prison back in 2006 and it was fascinating. Last month I was back in St. Petersburg and wanted to visit again to show my brother. I foun...

    Reviewed on Sep 3, 2014
  • 253marinap
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    Stop existing, amen!

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    Hurry to see, maybe for the last time. The "Crust" prison in 2023 officially ceased to exist, but red brick buildings are still in their legal place. Historical complex "Kr ...

    Reviewed on Feb 1, 2024
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    Crosses

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    In 1867, the prison building was rebuilt from the former wine warehouses under the project of the architect V.Lviv. In 1884-1889 the prison was rebuilt according to the project of the architect A.Tomisko, and by the forces of the ...

    Reviewed on Jan 9, 2024
  • 253marinap
    253marinap
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    Hide behind the prison free-will!

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    After looking at the monument to political repression on the Sunday embankment, we were in the grid of this monument and saw the infamous prison, called "Crosses," which is located on A ...

    Reviewed on May 6, 2019
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