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Printed from: http://petersburgcity.com/news/city/2002/05/30/news2820/ City news, 30.05.2002 21:12 Birthday of the City's Founder Celebrated in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg have celebrated the 330th anniversary since Peter I birth. The celebration started with a midday shot from the gun and starting of the restored chiming clock of the Peter-and-Paul fortress.
Besides, flowers were laid to the tomb of the city’s founder and a memorial board was opened on the Gosudarev Bastion, marking the place from where St. Petersburg was started. Photo: Interpress
News source: Interpress
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