Sights of the cultural capital of Russia. Zoological Museum (St. Petersburg)

St. Petersburg is one of the most famous cities in Russia. It was founded in 1703 by Peter I. Modern Petersburg is a city with many sights. Among them there are those who are known not only in the country, but also far beyond its borders. What is associated with St. Petersburg today? The Zoological Museum, whose site is located at the address s-pb.in / museums / zoologicheskii and contains all the necessary information on the current exhibitions and the cost of excursions, as well as the map of the journey and the telephone number where information can be specified, is considered a favorite place for guests and residents of the cultural capital Cities. What is so remarkable about this place? About this - later in the article.

Where is the Zoological Museum?

Address: St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya naberezhnaya, 1. The institution is located in the center, not far from Vasilievsky Island. You can get to the museum by metro station. "Vasileostrovskaya" (corresponds to the 6-7th line of the Great Neva), then along the University embankment in the direction of the arrow. It is possible and through the relatively young metro station "Admiralteyskaya". In sunny weather, you can walk along Nevsky Prospekt from Gostiny Dvor. On the left side of the Nevsky Way you will go straight to the "Museum of Chocolate" (where various kinds of this delicacy are sold there). Not reaching the palace square, you will see St. Isaac's Cathedral directly opposite. Near the cathedral you can make a photo with a camel Przewalski. Passing by the Palace Bridge, you will get to the University embankment.

General information

On the street in front of the entrance to the Zoological Museum (St. Petersburg) is a small ticket office. At the height of the tourist season in front of it is particularly crowded. It's quite difficult to get through to it. The cost of tickets: for children, students and pensioners - 70 rubles, for adults - 200 rubles. The Zoological Museum (St. Petersburg) is one of the few places where photography of unique exhibits is free of charge.

Description

At the entrance of the guests meets the controller and a large monument to Academician Karl Maksimovich Baer. He is one of the famous scientists of Russia. And in the recent past he headed this institution. Zoological Museum (St. Petersburg), a photo of which is presented in the article, is a repository of unique exhibits. On the ground floor there are expositions of almost all groups of animals. Here are the individuals from the smallest to the largest. You will not have enough time or energy to view all the exhibits in one visit. Zoological Museum (St. Petersburg) allows you to get acquainted with the history of the development of living organisms in Russia. Here you can see the exhibits that exist in a single copy. Of course, it's better to start with those that are most interesting.

Halls

At the entrance to the central part of the museum you will see a beautiful exhibit of the blue whale, which is very popular with visitors. He really admires his size. Near the whale there are skeletons of mammals smaller in size. In the first hall of the museum there is a staircase to the second floor. There is an exposition with a lot of insects. On the second floor you can see live animals. The entrance, of course, paid. For an adult ticket will cost one hundred, and preferential and children's - 50 rubles. In the halls of the second floor there are also temporary expositions. For example, you can see "Animalist exhibition" Anastasia Sokolova. There are also photos, which are given in the interactive section "Photos" on the website of the institution.

History of occurrence

The Zoological Museum (St. Petersburg) was opened in 1838. The development of the institution began with the Kunstkamera. In 1896 the museum was located in the building of the warehouse. There in 1901 they opened an exhibition hall. From 1930-1931 years. In the building of the Zoological Institute. The architect of the building was Lukini. All exhibits presented in the halls are updated and located in accordance with the zoological hierarchy. Here you can see almost all groups of the animal world of the planet, ranging from invertebrates, ending with amphibians and reptiles. There is a large collection of mammals and birds. In the museum there are almost 40,000 exhibits.

The most interesting exhibits of the museum

1. A huge stuffed anaconda, which was purchased from A. Seba (naturalist) in 1716.
2. The largest skeleton of the blue whale (its length is 27 m).
3. "Sea Feather" it was extracted from the station "North Pole-6".
4. Scarecrow "Steller's cow." I must say that this animal has disappeared quite recently.

And the whole world knows the collection of mammoth fauna that belongs to the museum. This exposition includes a scarecrow from the Berezovsky mammoth, who was found in the river Berezovka. Here you can see the mummy of a mammoth baby, a male, a female. The exhibits of the skeleton, limbs and other parts of the woolly rhinoceros body perfectly preserved in the permafrost are presented . In the exhibition, dioramas were also used. In them, animals are represented in their natural habitat. These exposition complexes are considered a model of painting and the original technique of sculptural taxidermy.