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The State Hermitage Museum vs Holy Trinity Alexander Nevskiy Lavra
Both State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace and Holy Trinity Alexander Nevskiy' Lavra are recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Holy Trinity Alexander Nevskiy' Lavra scores significantly higher than State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace. Holy Trinity Alexander Nevskiy' Lavra comes in at #1 in St. Petersburg with recommendations from 6 sources such as Michelin Guide, Lonely Planet and Lonely Planet.
The State Hermitage Museum
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Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, St. Petersburg 190000 , Russia
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"One of the world's most famous museums is virtually wallpapered with celebrated paintings, part of the former private art collection of the tsars."
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Since you probably only have a few hours, be sure to take in the major attractions
Frommer's
"The Winter Palace would be a museum itself even if it didn't hold the Hermitage Museum, one of the world's largest and most valuable collections of fine art."
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Allow yourself a full morning or afternoon in the Hermitage itself -- or a full day, if you can spare it. You won't regret it.
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"This world-class museum is not to be missed, but where to start, with more than 350 rooms?"
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Skip the lines by buying tickets online, then hit the highlights.
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This gigantic museum boasting nearly three million works of art... resembles an enchanted palace from the Thousand and one Nights."
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On the Grid
"The hidden jewels of world-known collections await you here."
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Holy Trinity Alexander Nevskiy Lavra
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Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo, 1 Nab. Reki Monastyrki, St. Petersburg, Russia
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"The reason most visitors come to this complex is for its two cemeteries, which hold the remains of some of Russia's leading cultural figures."
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The ticket desk is just inside the arched entrance; ask for a map of the cemeteries.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A working monastery that attracts the most devout believers – a revered and holy place – and the gravesite of some of Russia's most famous artistic figures."
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"The word lavra in Russian is reserved for a monastery of the highest order, of which there are just four in all of Russia and Ukraine."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This monastery, given the highest title in Orthodox monasticism of lavra, was a tribute by Peter the Great to Prince Alexander Nevsky, who defeated the Swedes on this spot in 1240."
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"The construction of Holy Trinity Cathedral, entrusted by Catherine II to architect Ivan Starov in the late 18C, completes the Alexander Nevsky Lavra."
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