Книга: St. Petersburg: Pocket Map & Guide

St. Petersburg is divided into five central areas, each reflecting different sides of the city's past. Vasilevskiy Island contains museums and scholarly institutions Petrogradskaya is dominated by the Peter and Paul Fortress Palace Embankment is lined with stately palaces Gostinyy Dvor is the city's commercial hub and Sennaya Ploshchad is an area of tree-lined canals.