Long term effects of creating the city of St. Petersburg?

Question by Riley S: what are some long term effects of creating the city of St. Petersburg Russia?
what are some long term effects that St. Petersburg Russia had once the city was built? or what are some issues it had after the 900 day seige?

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Answer by Arsan Lupin
Once the city was built, Peter the Great made it the new capital city of his empire, and opened it to cultural influence from all of Europe – in particular from Holland.

“Issues”??? After the siege, it had some serious reconstruction to do. Over 3200 apartment buildings, 9000 wooden houses, 840 factories and plants were destroyed in Leningrad and suburbs. On Hitler’s express orders, most of the palaces of the Tsars, such as the Catherine Palace, Peterhof, Ropsha, Strelna, Gatchina, and other historic landmarks located outside the city’s defensive perimeter were looted and then destroyed, with many art collections transported to Nazi Germany. Many Leningrad industries, factories, schools, hospitals, transport facilities, three airports, railroads and other infrastructure were destroyed by air raids and long range artillery bombardment during the 872 days of the siege.

The siege caused the greatest destruction and largest loss of life ever known in a modern city.

Leningrad and many of its suburbs were rebuilt over the post-war decades, partially according to the pre-war plans. The 1948 general plan of Leningrad featured radial urban development in the north as well as in the south. The Leningrad Metro, underground rapid transit system which was designed before the war in the 1930s, was opened in 1955 with its first seven stations decorated with marble and bronze.

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