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Key areas of cooperation were discussed at a meeting of the Interdepartmental Council for the implementation of the cooperation agreement between the company and the city, chaired by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Alexander Beglov, Governor of St. Petersburg.
In 2025, Gazprom completed a number of major projects envisaged by the roadmap (it includes more than 60 projects in total).
Gazprom is improving the city's historic center and enhancing its architectural expression. In 2025, the Singer House (House of Books), Mikhailovsky (Engineers') Castle, and the Nikolay-Bogoyavlensky Naval Cathedral received new artistic lighting. Outdoor lighting was replaced on Kirochnaya Street (from Liteyny to Suvorovsky Prospekt), Rubinstein Street, Chernyshevsky Prospekt, the Fontanka River Embankment (from Pestelya Street to Kutuzov Embankment), and Sampsonievsky Bridge. Lighting work on the main building of the Mariinsky Hospital and the facades of buildings on Technological Square has been completed.
In the Scientific Quarter, Academician Sakharov Square, Tiflisskaya Street, Birzhevoy Proezd, Birzhevaya Liniya, and Birzhevoy Pereulok have been improved. In the Central District, renovations to the icon painting department of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy have been completed.
In 2026, it is planned to complete the architectural and artistic illumination of the external facades of the Winter Palace, replace the lamps on the Ushakovsky overpass, update the lighting on Pochtamtskaya Street (Central District), Alexander Park (Petrogradsky District), as well as the central alley, the shoreline, and the perimeter of the Park of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg.
Preserving St. Petersburg's rich heritage strengthens the city's status as a historical and cultural gem of global significance. In December 2025, the State Hermitage Museum opened the final section of the Peter the Great Gallery, opening all 11 halls of the permanent exhibition, created with the support of Gazprom. In the Kunstkamera Tower, the upper floors—the Astronomy Hall with its observatory and the Planetarium with the Gottorp Globe—were reopened after a major re-exhibition. A comprehensive restoration of Grigory Ugryumov's paintings, "The Capture of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible, October 2, 1552" and "The Calling of Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov to the Tsardom, March 14, 1613," has begun in collaboration with the Russian Museum.
Bolshaya Lakhta is developing as a powerful center of attraction. The emerging modern seafront of St. Petersburg was expanded with new facilities in 2025. In June, Gazprom opened a unique all-weather, year-round outdoor swimming pool, the "Flagstok Pool," in the Flagstok public space. Adjacent to it, the world's largest outdoor ice rink, the "Flagstok Rink," operates in winter. Both facilities are extremely popular: the pool has attracted nearly 70,000 visitors since June, and the rink has attracted 511,000 since its opening in November.
The company completed construction of a water sports facility on the shoreline near the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg Park. It includes a citywide testing center for the GTO (Ready for Labor and Defense) standard.
The Lakhta Center complex, home to Gazprom's headquarters, opened Europe's highest observation deck and exhibition spaces in 2025. They have already been visited by 214,000 St. Petersburg residents and visitors.
The development of Bolshaya Lakhta continues. The "Sailing Ship Poltava" cultural and historical center and the Triumphal Column commemorating Russia's victory in the Northern War are under construction near the Lakhta Center.
Modern urban infrastructure is being expanded with new facilities. In the spring of 2025, a new refueling station for vehicles using natural gas—the most environmentally friendly and economical fuel—opened. This facility is the fifteenth in Gazprom's network of natural gas filling stations in St. Petersburg. This is the company's contribution to preserving a favorable environment while helping motorists and truckers save money on fuel.
On September 1, with the company's support, a new sports facility opened in the city: the Gazprom Academy of Football Club Zenit. Talented young footballers from across Russia study at this multifunctional complex, which includes a comprehensive school and an indoor football arena. Gazprom's socio-cultural initiatives have earned prestigious awards for St. Petersburg. The company's "Friends of St. Petersburg" project won the "Cultural Code" category at the 5th Russian National Creative Industries Award in 2025.
The "Friends of St. Petersburg" project aims to preserve St. Petersburg's historical and cultural heritage and develop the city's creative potential. For example, events are held to enhance the professional skills of students studying restoration, architecture, construction, and art. Over the past five years, the project has brought together 15 city universities, over 3,000 young professionals, and 4,000 volunteers. The "Friends of St. Petersburg" festival has become a key part of the city's annual events calendar.
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