Peter and Paul Fortress

original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia
Organization military_museum Q38646
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Peter and Paul Fortress

Summary

Peter and Paul Fortress is a military museum[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,181 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Peter and Paul Fortress is located in Petrogradsky District[3].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress is in the country of Russia[4].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress is in the country of Russian Empire[5].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress is in the country of Soviet Union[6].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress is in the country of Tsardom of Russia[7].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's instance of is recorded as military museum[8].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's instance of is recorded as citadel[9].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark[10].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's architect is recorded as Domenico Trezzini[11].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's founder is recorded as Peter the Great[12].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress took place at Saint Petersburg[13].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress is part of historic centre of Saint Petersburg[14].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's Commons category is recorded as Peter & Paul Fortress[15].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's commemorates is recorded as Paolo[16].
  • May 16, 1703 marks the founding of Peter and Paul Fortress[17].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.95, 'lon': 30.316666666667}[18].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Zayachy Island[19].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's official website is recorded as http://www.spbmuseum.ru/[20].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Peter and Paul Fortress[21].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[24].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's described by source is recorded as Starforts[25].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's heritage designation is recorded as federal cultural heritage site in Russia[26].
  • Peter and Paul Fortress's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Peter and Paul Fortress[27].

Body

Founding

Peter and Paul Fortress's founder is recorded as Peter the Great[12]. May 16, 1703 marks the founding of it[17].

Identity

Peter and Paul Fortress is part of historic centre of Saint Petersburg[14].

Why It Matters

Peter and Paul Fortress ranks in the top 4% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,181 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Q1194038. ru-monuments.toolforge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . docs.cntd.ru. docs.cntd.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Mitte27 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → Q16691233
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P793]]: [[Q16691233]]"
  2. 7w ago · AVSBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Petrogradsky District
    Official website → http://www.spbmuseum.ru/
    Architect → Domenico Trezzini
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-override:0| */ set — [[:d:Property:P2817|appears in the heritage monument list (P2817)]]: [[:d:Q141020115|Культурное наследие России/Санкт-Петербург/Петроградский район (часть 7) (Q141"
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