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Flea photo

Flea photo

A lot of flea photos.

Photos of St. Petersburg bridges

Photos of St. Petersburg bridges

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Photos of most beautiful St. Petersburg bridges.

First cast-iron bridges

First cast-iron bridges

With the introduction of iron as a building material, in the beginning of the nineteenth century, bridge construction in St. Petersburg entered a new phase. The first cast-iron city-type bridge appeared in 1806, at the intersection of Nevsky Prospekt and the Moika. In those days it was called the Green or Police Bridge.

Pulkovo Observatory

Pulkovo Observatory

24 июня 2019 — Leningrad Oblast

The Pulkovo Observatory is located on the Pulkovo Heights. It was designed in 1827 by Vasily Yakovlevich Struve. He became the first director of the observatory.

The Church of the Holy Trinity of the Life-giving – Gora-Valdai

The Church of the Holy Trinity of the Life-giving – Gora-Valdai

21 августа 2018 — Photo and video gallery

The Church of the Holy Trinity was founded in 1898 on the Gora-Valdai. Construction was completed in 1903. The project was carried out by the architect VA Kosyakov from St. Petersburg.

The 1-st Northern Fort – Kronstadt

The 1-st Northern Fort – Kronstadt

21 августа 2018 — Photo and video gallery

The fort was built in 1855 – 1856 under the leadership of Totleben E.I. Reorganized in 1861 – 1869 under the leadership of Zverev K.Ya. In 1899 – 1903 fort go through significant restructuring under the leadership of N.V. Baranov. Were was built six concrete traverses, three rangefinder pavilions and a hiding searchlight .

The Gray Horse Fort

The Gray Horse Fort

21 августа 2018 — Photo and video gallery

Fort “The Gray Horse” was built in 1911-1915 under the leadership of the Engineer-Major-General AA Shishkin and was part of the Kronstadt Fortress. The main task of batteries was to combat enemy landing craft, in order to avoid the capture of the “Krasnaya Gorka” fort from the dry land.

Imperial Gardens of Russia 2018 – Festival

Imperial Gardens of Russia 2018 – Festival

2 августа 2018 — News

In June 2018 in St. Petersburg was held the regular festival “Imperial Gardens of Russia”. In this year festival took place in Summer Garden. The theme of the festival was flowers, so the festival name is “Flower Assembly”.

Bridges of St. Petersburg – view from the water

Bridges of St. Petersburg – view from the water

2 августа 2018 — Photo and video gallery

View of the bridges of the Neva, the Fontanka, the Moika, the Kryukov Canal and the Kronverksky Protoka from the water.

Mission of the John the Theologian Cheremenets Monastery

Mission of the John the Theologian Cheremenets Monastery

2 августа 2018 — Photo and video gallery

Mission of the John the Theologian Cheremenets Monastery – the former mission of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, the territory for which in 1714 Peter I granted to the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. In 2001 the building was returned to the Church and it was granted to the Mission of the St. John the Theologian Cheremenets Monastery.

The Trinity Church and the Chapel of St. Theodores in Kronstadt

The Trinity Church and the Chapel of St. Theodores in Kronstadt

2 августа 2018 — Photo and video gallery

On the territory of the City Cemetery of the Kronstadt are the Trinity Church and the Chapel of St. Theodores.

Schantz fort in Kronstadt

Schantz fort in Kronstadt

2 августа 2018 — Photo and video gallery

“Alexander Shanets” fortress was built in 1706 on the Kotlinskaya Kosa. The current View of the fort was forming in 1897-1902 when the central mortar and northern cannon batteries was built.

Shore battery N6 in Kronstadt

Shore battery N6 in Kronstadt

2 августа 2018 — Photo and video gallery

The battery is located behind the “Korund Terminal”. Turn from the Kronstadt highway to the right, to the wooden path, then to the shore through the field.