Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps
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The Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps (
Russian Ministry of Defence
.
Location
The museum is located on the southern shore of
Kronverkskiy Strait
from the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Exhibits
Among the exhibits are:[1]
- Cannons made by Czar Cannon
- An official chariot used for transportation of the artillery banner in the middle of the 18th century
- The cannons from "the entertainment regiments" of Peter the Great
- Personal arms, medals, and gifts received by Russian emperors and military commanders
- Trophy arms
- The famous Katyusha rocket launcher of World War II
- A room dedicated to the Kalashnikov AK-47 and its designer, Mikhail Kalashnikov.
- Array of Cold War era artillery pieces, anti-aircraft systems, armored vehicles, and missiles
References
- ^ "Museum of Artillery, Engineering Corps and Signals". Saint Petersburg Spbcity.info. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Military-historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps.
- Official website (in English)
- Unofficial website (in Russian)
- "Museum Artillery, Engineer and Signal Troops". Xenophon Group International. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- "Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signals". Saint-Petersburg.com. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps (Saint Petersburg)