Peter and Paul Cathedral and boathouse, St. Petersburg, Russia
Another view of the Peter and Paul Cathedral, this one from inside the Fortress. The spire is so tall that it's difficult to get it all in a single picture. The little orangey pavilion in front of the cathedral in this view is the boathouse. It was built between 1761 and 1766 to house the so-called Peter the Great Dinghy, a small sailboat that had been given to young Peter by his father and on which he learned to sail and other navigational skills, knowledge that served him later when, as Tsar, he established the Russian navy. For this reason, Peter the Great often referred to the dinghy as the grandfather of the Russian Navy. It remained in the pavilion until 1931, at which time it was moved to the Navy Museum. Today, the boathouse contains a scale replica of the original.
Peter and Paul Cathedral and boathouse, St. Petersburg, Russia
Another view of the Peter and Paul Cathedral, this one from inside the Fortress. The spire is so tall that it's difficult to get it all in a single picture. The little orangey pavilion in front of the cathedral in this view is the boathouse. It was built between 1761 and 1766 to house the so-called Peter the Great Dinghy, a small sailboat that had been given to young Peter by his father and on which he learned to sail and other navigational skills, knowledge that served him later when, as Tsar, he established the Russian navy. For this reason, Peter the Great often referred to the dinghy as the grandfather of the Russian Navy. It remained in the pavilion until 1931, at which time it was moved to the Navy Museum. Today, the boathouse contains a scale replica of the original.