Bol'shoy Sankt-Peterburgskiy Gosudarstvennyy Tsirk — Attraction in Palace District

My son had a great time! He really enjoyed it and wanted to stay longer. Two things I didn't like. First: My son wanted a picture with the monkey. They told me a price(I don't remember what it was). I said ok. But that I was going to take a pic with my phone. They said fine. While I was taking my son's picture, the guy put a bird on son's chair, then told me that because I took a pic with the bird as well, the price is now doubled. Boi Baiiii. Nope. I said he shouldn't have put the bird there or he should have told me about the price change prior when putting the bird on the chair. I told him I am paying the price we agreed on, and that's that. Second: The act had lions and tigers. My son loved seeing them, BUT! Even my 4 year old noticed that they men were really mean with the...

I can’t give it 5 * stars, as the circus still uses wild animals and pets for entertainment — which is absolutely ridiculous.

That said, the rest of the show is stunning: the acrobats and other performers do a brilliant job, with vibrant costumes and a spectacular burlesque programme.

But watching trained animals is not enjoyable — neither for adults nor for children — and frankly, it feels miserable compared to the rest of the show’s...

Circus of Ciniselli still stands over Fontanka River and this old Italian circus 🎪 is still very popular. First wooden circus existed here in 1827 known as the Circus of Turner. Gaetano Ciniselli (1815-1881) brought that circus in 1872 and constructed new big circus. Circus Ciniselli was opened in 1877 and still existed. Signor Gaetano lived in Saint Petersburg till his death in 1881. Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺 Russian Federation 🇷🇺....