Peter-Pavel's Fortress — engraving

"Vue de la forteresse de la Neva en hiver".

Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.

Located in St. Petersburg, on the banks of the Neva River, on Hare Island. The laying of the fortress took place on May 16 (27), 1703, the same date is the founding day of St. Petersburg. The fortress was never used in any battle. From the first quarter of the 18th century until the early 1920s it served as a prison. Since 1924 it has been a state museum.

Technique, Material: copper engraving / Paper
Engraver: direxit Augustin Francois Lemaitre
Date: "Histoire et description de tous les peoples", Paris, 1838.
Size: 13 х 21 cm.