Peter the Great moved Russia's capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg in 1703 and began extensive construction projects to establish the new city, including the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Twelve Colleges complex to house the government, and the Summer Palace for entertainment. Key architectural styles included traditional Russian domed structures as well as Western-influenced designs like the St. Simeon and Anna Church, as Peter sought to modernize Russia by making it more like Western Europe.

1. Russian Architecture

2. Move to St. Petersburg City named after patron saint, St Peter Peter the Great in 1703 starts building in St. Petersburg Building done by peasants 1710 Government moves from Moscow to St. Petersburg 1713 Peter forced the Senate to move to St. Petersburg Peter saw city as window to the West

3. Peter and Paul FortressStarted building in 1703Original citadel of St. PetersburgOn Hare Island which is near the Neva River

4. Summer Palace Built between 1710 and 1712Designed by DomenicoTrezziniDesigned for entertainment pavilion and for warm weather onlyPeter spent every summer there from 1712 until his death in 1725

5. St. Simeon and AnnaBuilt between 1731 and 1734 by Mikhail ZemzovWent away from traditional 5 dome church with plan of Greek cross built another church in the basilica style with a tower over the frontReminiscent of Roman tomb towers of the 1st to 3rd century One is Octagonal dome structure and the other is a slender tower.

6. Twelve CollegesDesigned by DomenicoTrezzini and Theodor Schwertfeger and built between 1722 to 1744Formation of 12, three storied structures to form a façade Peter wanted a place for the Russian Government that was at the time in 12 branches. The Senate The SyondNine Colleges-Foreign Affairs, Revenue Collection, Justice, Expenditure, Financial Control, War, Admiralty, Commerce, Mining and Manufacturing and Ministry for Trade.

7. Marble PalaceBuilt by Antonio Rinaldi for Catherine the Great Located on the Neva River between the winter and summer palacesBuilt for Catherine’s lover GrigoriOrlovInterior and exterior had more than 30 different varieties of marble and granite that were from Siberian, Finnish, Greek and Italian quarries.Currently home to equestrian statue of Alexander III

8. Conclusion Peter the Great moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg Peter and Paul Fortress was the first building to be constructed in St. PetersburgPeter moved the Government to St. Petersburg in 1713 and built the Twelve Colleges for the Government to function.St. Simeon and Anna church which was built in more of a Western European style All the building in St. Petersburg were to make Russia more Westernize because Peter saw the city as a “window to the West.”