In 1703, Peter I (later known as Peter the Great) marched an army in to Nyenskans and took it from the Swedes. There, he ordered the building of a city that would be named St. Petersburg. His first order was to construct a fortress to defend the city and secure Russian access to the Baltic Sea through the Neva River.
In a single decade, the city had formed with straight streets and canals in a more European style than the expected Russian style. The city is built on 42 islands connected with canals which led to the nickname of the Venice of the North. In 1712, it became the capital city of Russia.
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