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Street View on Google Maps comes to Russia
February 21, 2012
Welcome to Russia! You can now virtually travel through the world’s largest country to the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg using
Google Maps Street View
.
Take an online stroll around famous
Red Square
and
Moscow Kremlin
, or go to outskirts of Moscow to wander around the beautiful
Tsaritsino
or
Kuskovo
parks. You can also visit the former site of the palace in Kolomenskoye, once considered the 8th World Wonder.
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Red Square, Moscow
St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia and northernmost megapolis in the world, was once a country capital, and the history of this young city started with
The Peter and Paul Fortress
. Today, the entire
historical center
of St. Petersburg is a UNESCO Heritage Site that you can enjoy via Street View.
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Historical Center, St. Petersburg
Within St. Petersburg, you can see the great palaces and parks that Russian emperors and nobles built, with
Peterhof
being its crown jewel. In fact, whole southern shore on the Gulf of Finland consists of palaces and parks including Peterhof, the
Oranienbaum
, and
Alexandria
.
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Peterhof, St. Petersburg
We hope you enjoy your virtual trip to Russia, and look forward to sharing more countries, cultures and sites as Street View continues to expand to more places. For a demo on how Street View works,
start here
.
Also, if you have a story to share about a place in Russia, find it in Street View and share it on
Google+
with the #streetview.
Posted by Boris Khvostichenko, Product Manager, Google Russia
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