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St. Petersburg State University

The Twelve Collegia or Twelve Colleges (Russian: Двeнaдцaть Коллегий) is the largest edifice from the Petrine era remaining in Saint Petersburg. It was designed by Domenico Trezzini and Theodor Schwertfeger and built from 1722 to 1744.

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Built 1724

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Address: 7-9-11 литА Университетская набережная

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The Twelve Collegia
Здание Двенадцати коллегий, Петербургский университет
Now the main building of Saint Petersburg State University, it was built in the style of Petrine Baroque in 1722-1744 to house the Russian government. It may be difficult, though not impossible, for a stranger to persuade the guards to let him/her in. There is a bookstore there, perhaps a good pretext. All along Mendeleevskaya liniya for its entire length, the main entrance is in the middle of the building.
Closed on Sundays
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Музей-архив Д. И. Менделеева
Dmitry Mendeleev's Memorial Museum Apartment is a museum apartment of the Russian chemist Dmitry Mendeleev, who is famous for establishing the Periodic table of arranging chemical elements by their atomic masses, which allowed the prediction of properties of elements (i.e., simple substances) yet to be discovered. It is located in the Twelve Collegia building, now being the centre of Saint Petersburg State University, and in Mendeleev's time called Head Pedagogical Institute with his archives. The street in front of these is named after him as Mendeleevskaya liniya (Mendeleev Line).
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Count Uvarov
Wheelchair accessible
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Палеонтолого-стратиграфический музей
Биржевая линия, 2