Gosudarev (Tsar) Bastion of Peter and Paul Fortress, "Neva Panorama"

Gosudarev Bastion is the western bastion of Peter and Paul Fortress facing the Neva River. Gosudarev Bastion is connected with Naryshkin Bastion by Neva Curtain Wall and with Menshikov Bastion by Peter’s Curtain Wall. Bastion got its name thanks to the fact that its construction was managed by Emperor Peter the Great himself (Tsar or “Gosudar”). Inside the Bastion there were two-storey casemates, connected by the underground tunnel. In XVIII century there were workrooms, storehouse of pipes and powder cellars. In the XIX century in Gosudarev Bastion contained barrack-rooms, hospital for prisoners and bath. During the Great Patriotic War direction-finders were set up here for the revealing of enemy airplanes.Nowadays walking tour “Neva Panorama” takes place here. The route goes on the roof of the fortress wall from Gosudarev to Naryshkin Bastion. An amazing view opens up here on the city centre: Palace embankment and Spit of Vasilievsky Island, Trinity Bridge and Palace Bridge, Saint Isaac’s Cathedral and the Admiralty. From the “Neva Panorama” you may enjoy the ensemble of Peter and Paul Fortress, see the commemorative mark noting the birthplace of the city as well as daily symbolic ceremony of the midday shot.

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