It was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great. One can only imagine how rich its history is. For a long time St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia. Nowadays it is the second largest city in Russia and the third largest city in Europe, with the population of more than 5 million people (2015).
St. Petersburg is an important economic, scientific and cultural centre of the country. A lot of enterprises and international companies are located here. Tourism also plays a great role in the economic development of the city. St. Petersburg is not only beloved by Russian citizens, it is the place which foreigners will never forget.
St. Petersburg is a major transport hub. The city has an extensive network of public transport with buses, trams and underground. St. Petersburg is served by Pulkovo International Airport which is located on the outskirts of the city. Apart from that there are some seaports.
Everyone knows that St. Petersburg is usually referred to as the cultural capital of Russia. It is the city of great monuments, historical museums and other sites which belong to the World Heritage. Among them there is the Hermitage, the Mariinsky Theatre, Kazan Cathedral, the Peterhof Grand Palace, Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood and many others.
The city is the place where a lot of festivals and celebrations are held. It is a unique city with its own ingenious atmosphere.
It has information about the world’s tallest, shortest, loudest, heaviest, richest, rarest and greatest.
It demonstrates people’s achievements in nearly every field: from sports to politics, from entertainment to science, from the business world to pastimes.It is also a wonderful portrait of human eccentricity, showing the great lengths to which some people will go to become record breakers.
Thousands of people from pole to pole try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. However, it isn’t easy. The record must be measurable, it must be the subject of worldwide interest, it must be checked by experts.
Guinness World Records states several types of records it will not accept for ethical reasons, such as those related to the killing or harming of animals.
Guinness also opened a chain of museums in Europe and North America to show the public some of the many amazing facts found in the book.
Visitors can see a life-size statue of the world’s tallest man and other lifelike statues of individuals who ran, walked, kissed, crawled, dived, pulled, high-jumped, and clapped their way into history.