Saint Petersburg Flagpoles
The Saint Petersburg Flagpoles are the world's second tallest flagpoles at 175 m (574 ft 2 in) tall.
Located at the Park of the 300th Anniversary of St Petersburg, near the Lakhta Centre in Saint Petersburg, they were erected in June 2023.[1] The flags are the current flag of the Russian Federation, the flag of the Russian Empire and the flag of the Soviet Union.[2]
The raising of the flags marked the following anniversaries:[3]
- 330th anniversary of Peter the Great's tricolour
- 165 years of Tsar Alexander II's Flag of the Russian Empire
- 100 years of the institution of the Red flag
The project was implemented by majority state-owned Gazprom, which is headquartered nearby at the Lakhta Centre.
References[edit]
- ^ "В парке 300-летия Петербурга установили первый из трёх флагштоков". dp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Полутонный флаг на 175-метровом флагштоке. Что сейчас — и что будет напротив парка 300-летия". fontanka.ru - новости Санкт-Петербурга (in Russian). 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Flag raising ceremony". President of Russia. 2023-06-17. Retrieved 2024-01-10.