Must-see attraction · Vasileostrovsky, Leningrad Oblast
Rostral Column
Ростральная колонна
Rostral Column is a attraction in Vasileostrovsky, Leningrad Oblast.
Rostral Column: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Rostral Column
Season: October to February.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Rostral Column — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 59.94310, 30.30690. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Rostral Column
- Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences · museum · Vasileostrovsky · ~0 km · Must-see
- Museum of Soil Science · museum · Vasileostrovsky · ~0 km · Must-see
- Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography · museum · Vasileostrovsky · ~0 km · Must-see
- Музей-архив Д. И. Менделеева · museum · Vasileostrovsky · ~1 km · Must-see
- St. Petersburg State University · museum · Vasileostrovsky · ~1 km · Must-see
- Winter Palace · fort · Tsentralny · ~1 km · Must-see
- Мало-Михайловский дворец · fort · Admiralteysky · ~1 km · Must-see
- Hermitage Museum · museum · Tsentralny · ~1 km · Must-see
- SPBGU Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Vasileostrovsky · ~1 km · Must-see
- The Winter Palace of Peter the Great · museum · Tsentralny · ~1 km · Must-see
- Alexis ravelin · fort · Petrogradsky · ~1 km · Must-see
- Дворец великого князя Владимира Александровича · fort · Tsentralny · ~1 km · Must-see
- The A.I. Kuindzhi Museum-Apartment · museum · Vasileostrovsky · ~1 km · Must-see
- Menshikov Palace · fort · Vasileostrovsky · ~1 km · Must-see
- Nikolay Przhevalsky · fort · Admiralteysky · ~1 km · Must-see
- Saint Petersburg Mint · museum · Petrogradsky · ~1 km · Must-see
- Ново-Михайловский дворец · fort · Tsentralny · ~1 km · Must-see
- Commandant's House · museum · Petrogradsky · ~1 km · Must-see
Other other attractions near Rostral Column
- Осиновецкий маяк · attraction · Vsevolozhsky · ~59 km · Must-see
- Маяк Стирсудден · attraction · Vyborgsky · ~95 km · Must-see
- Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange · attraction · Vasileostrovsky · ~0 km
- Lions · attraction · Admiralteysky · ~0 km
- Admiralty · attraction · Admiralteysky · ~1 km
- Атланты · attraction · Tsentralny · ~1 km
- Alexander Column · attraction · Tsentralny · ~1 km
- Trubetskoy Bastion · attraction · Petrogradsky · ~1 km
- Peter the Great · attraction · Admiralteysky · ~1 km
- Farnese Hercules · attraction · Admiralteysky · ~1 km
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Frequently asked
Is Rostral Column open today?
No visitor has reported the current status for Rostral Column yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Rostral Column?
October to February. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Rostral Column?
Nearby: Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (museum, 0 km), Museum of Soil Science (museum, 0 km), Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (museum, 0 km), Музей-архив Д. И. Менделеева (museum, 1 km), St. Petersburg State University (museum, 1 km), Winter Palace (fort, 1 km).
Is Rostral Column worth visiting?
Rostral Column is listed as a must-see attraction in Leningrad Oblast on Spotwander.