Splendid Venice Splendid Venice The Splendid Venice is a 4 star hotel in Venice, Italy owned by the Starhotels group. The hotel is located between St. Mark’s Square and Rialto Bridge and has 165 rooms (including 16 suites). The hotel has a private dock on the canals for access by gondola or water taxi. The hotel was built in the 16th century and was first built for use as an Inn, known as "Locanda Cappello Nero". In 1900, it changed its name to "Albergo Splendido" and again in 1930 to "Hotel Splendid". After transferring ownership to Starhotels the hotel was renovated in
Victory Square, Saint Petersburg and sculpted by Mikhail Anikushin, was erected in 1975 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the end of the war. It consists of a 48–metre high obelisk, a large circular enclosure, and a subterranean Memorial Hall. In the past, at this location there was a center of a settlement called "Srednyaya Rogatka" named after a Russian Empire-time security checkpoint and road crossing. Until 1971, the royal Srednerogatsky Palace was also located here. Victory Square, Saint Petersburg Victory Square (, Ploschad Pobedy) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is named after the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War. It is located