The Peter and Paul Fortress (Петропа́вловская кре́пость,) is a citadel in St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703. In the early 20th century.
The Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is the first and oldest landmark in St. Petersburg, built in early 17rh century on Zayachy Island along the Neva River. The cathedral's bell tower is the world's tallest Orthodox bell tower. The cathedral houses the remains of almost all the Russian emperors and empresses from Peter the Great to Nicholas II and his family.
From around 1720, the fort served as a base for the city garrison and also as a prison for high-ranking or political prisoners. During the February Revolution of 1917, it was attacked by mutinous soldiers of the Pavlovskii regiment on February 27 and the prisoners were freed. Under the Provisional Government, hundreds of Tsarist officials were held in the Fortress. Source: Wiki
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