Virtual excursion at the Twelve Collegia

You can see the main corridor at the Twelve Collegia that is the longest university’s corridor in the world, Petrovskii Hall that has preserved its original interior of the 18^th century, Park of the Modern Sculpture, and St Peter and Paul’s Church to name but a few.

St Petersburg is famous the world over for its University. St Petersburg University is not a campus university, so it is not all located on one site. It is made up of many different buildings located around Vasilievskii Island, Central district, Admiralty district, and Petergof. Many of them are unique architectural monuments, say, Mikhailovskaia Dacha and Bobrinski’s Palace, that are harmonious in combining history and modernity.

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The Twelve Collegia, as the main building of the University, demonstrate a notable example of Peter the Great’s architectural period and was built Domenico Trezzini and А. F. Shchedrin in the 18^th century. Initially, it was a place for the Russian government: Senate, Synod, and collegia. In 1838, it was commissioned to the University. Since it has been housing offices, Gorky Research Library, resource centres and laboratories of the Research Park. It is also a place where we hold important events: ceremonies, concerts, conferenced, and meetings with famous people and those who come to visit the University.