Peterburg: Peter and Paul Fortress, stories and legends

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Peter and Paul Fortress (its official name is St. Petersburg Fortress, from 1914 to 1917 it was Petergraft Fortress), is the oldest architectural monument in St. Petersburg, a fortress of the first class (according to the classification of fortresses of the Russian Empire). It is located on Deer Island, in St. Petersburg, in the historical center of the city. The fortress was founded on May 16 (27) 1703, it is the date of the foundation of St. Petersburg. It was never used in any battle. From the first quarter of the 18th century until the beginning of the 1920s, it served as a prison. Since 1924 it has been a state museum. Peter and Paul Fortress is a monument of Russian architecture, on which various architects have worked. In the modern fortress, numerous architectural monuments and museums are located: Peter and Paul Cathedral (the burial place of the Russian imperial family of the Romanov dynasty), Great Prince's Tomb, Admiral's House, Commander's House, Engineer's House, Mint, Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg, Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer Corps and Signal Corps, Museum of Cosmonautics and Rocket Technology. It belongs to the historical part of Saint Petersburg and, together with the museum complex located here, it is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage; it is one of the tourist centers. The outline of the Peter and Paul Fortress is a symbol of the city and occupies a key place in its panorama. Since 1873, an artillery signal shot has been fired daily from Naryshkin bastion of the fortress at 12:00 (it was not carried out from 1934 to 1953). It is a historic symbol of the city. According to the statute of St. Petersburg, historical symbols of the city are the angel on the spire of Peter and Paul Cathedra, the ship at the spire of the Admiralty and the monument «The Bronze Horseman».