Saint Petersburg is huge. In its architecture, but also with its people. Almost five million live in Saint Petersburg.
You don’t feel it while walking around in the inner city, though. There is so much empty space.
At Gostinyj Dvor, one of Saint Petersburg’s oldest malls, in use in different shapes since the early 18th century. Almost no people.
The newly renovated staff building of the Hermitage, where the 20th century part of the art collection is shown. Very modern, with appallingly poor signage and very few visitors. As if they didn’t know how to find their way from the dazzling main museum building, the Winter Palace.
A side street from Nevsky Prospekt.
Katja Malmborg 