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Another “open-air museum” sight is the Strelka (or Split).
It lies picturesquely on the edge of Vasilievsky Island overlooking both the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Winter Palace. The Neva reaches its widest point here - one kilometre.
The Strelka was St. Petersburg's main port for over one hundred years, with the big red columns serving as lighthouses. During festivities, flames alight the top of the columns and fireworks explode over the Neva.