Mystical Petersburg. The Most Mysterious Places Where Legends Come to Life

Saint Petersburg is a city of symbols, illusions, and hidden meanings. It is rightly called a museum under the open sky: the exquisite beauty of palaces, parks, temples, monuments, and apartment buildings delights even seasoned tourists, and the legends and mysteries of these places are deciphered by millions of visitors to the city each year. Every museum or mansion, alley or old house has not only an official history but is also connected to a whole set of legends and myths. In this book, we invite you to discover another Petersburg, with its mystical and mysterious places. You will learn not only the secrets of the Northern Venice but also read about various events and legends that are inseparable from the official chronicle of the city. Colorful photographs will help you feel the atmosphere. • What secrets does the Amber Room hold? • What does Stone Island conceal? • Do ghosts really inhabit the palace complex of Oranienbaum? • Why did the residents of the house on Gorokhovaya block the entrance to the courtyard? • What episodes of which films were shot in the courtyards of the Tolstoy House? • Where in Petersburg can you make wishes so that they come true? • Is it true that the mansion of the Brusnitsyns houses the mirror of Count Dracula himself? Look at the familiar city from a new angle, embark on an exciting journey through the northern capital, and try to guess what is true and what is fiction!