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Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of Imperial Russia, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on ...
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the most populous city in the state that is not a county seat (the city of Clearwater is the seat of Pinellas County). [4] It is the second-most populous city in the Tampa ...
The city of St. Petersburg built its first pier, the Municipal Recreation Pier, ten feet north of the Electric Pier in 1913 after a $40,000 bond was authorized by voters. [10] [11] [17] [18] The Municipal Recreation Pier was an effort by the city to boost its tourism, enhance the cities parks, and was used solely for recreational activities. [17]
The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida. In most years since 2009, the race has served as the season opener (or at minimum, the first race held on U.S. soil). [1] The race is held annually in the spring, with the exception of 2020, when it was postponed until October due to the COVID ...
The Downtown St. Petersburg Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on April 30, 2004) located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The district is bounded by 5th Avenue N, Beach Drive NE, Central Avenue (St. Petersburg, Florida)Central Avenue, and 9th Street N. It contains 367 historic buildings and 7 objects.
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Sunshine Skyway, or simply " the Skyway ", is a pair of long beam bridges with a central tall cable-stayed bridge that spans Lower Tampa Bay to connect Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Florida) to Manatee County (Terra Ceia, Florida).
NRHP reference No. 98000295. Added to NRHP. April 1, 1998. The Roser Park Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on April 1, 1998) located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The district is bounded by 5th and 9th Streets S, and 6th and 11th Avenues S. It contains 146 historic buildings. Roser Park was developed in the early ...
Website. www.museumaacm.org. Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement (MAACM) is a 137,000 sq ft (12,700 m 2) museum which opened in 2021 in St. Petersburg, Florida. [3] The museum is funded by The Two Red Roses Foundation, [4] which in turn was endowed by art collector, businessman and philanthropist Rodolfo (Rudy) Ciccarello.