The Admiralty in Saint Petersburg was first built by Ivan Korobov as a fortified shipyard, and Andreyan Zakharov rebuilt it. The article names no client but says it was one of the buildings commissioned by Peter the Great. The infobox and text agree on 1704 to 1706 for the original and 1806 to 1823 for the rebuild.
The infobox calls the style Empire. The article names no materials or dimensions. The original shipyard was later surrounded by five bastions and a moat. Zakharov's rebuild lined the Admiralty Embankment and demolished the bastions to create Alexander Garden. A golden weather-vane shaped like a small sailing warship tops the spire, which is the focal point of Nevsky Prospect, Gorokhovaya Street and Voznesensky Avenue.
A naval engineering school used the building from 1927 to 1998. The Russian Navy returned its headquarters in 2012. The article gives no visiting rules.
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