Historical and modern photos of Russia, Europe and St. Petersburg, tourist & historical places. Travel stories. - Part 16

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Petersburg-Bridges - Historical and modern photos of Russia, Europe and St. Petersburg., tourist & historical places. Travel stories.

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Lt. Schmidt Embankment

Lt. Schmidt Embankment

8 февраля 2010 — Photo and video gallery

Panoramic photography of Lt. Schmidt Embankment, St. Petersburg. Winter 2010.

Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg

Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg

8 февраля 2010 — Photo and video gallery

Panoramic photography of Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg. Winter 2010.

St. Petersburg, winter 2010

St. Petersburg, winter 2010

7 февраля 2010 — Photo and video gallery

Panoramic photography of Strelka Vasilievskogo ostrova and Hermitage.

St Sophia Cathedral

St Sophia Cathedral

11 декабря 2008 — Novgorod - monuments of ancient architecture

Novgorod. St Sophia Cathedral (1045 – 1052). Detail of the eastern facade.

The Peter and Paul Fortress map

The Peter and Paul Fortress map

4 декабря 2008 — The Peter and Paul fortress today

Plan of the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Right shore of the Kronwerk Strait

Right shore of the Kronwerk Strait

4 декабря 2008 — The Peter and Paul fortress today

After viewing the sights of Hare Island, one may take a short walk along the right shore of the Kronwerk Strait in the direction of the Defence Arsenal which stands opposite the Golovkin Bastion. The arsenal is a massive red-brick building (472 metres in length at its axis) reminiscent of a medieval -Western European castle.

Bastion of the Peter and Paul fortress

Bastion of the Peter and Paul fortress

4 декабря 2008 — The Peter and Paul fortress today

Among them was the already world-famous writer Maxim Gorky, who made an appeal on the evening of January 9 “To all Russian citizens and public opinion of all European governments”. Gorky was released in a few weeks thanks to a widespread campaign in Russia and abroad in his defence. While in prison Gorky wrote the tragic comedy Children of the Sun, showing how far the Russian intelligentsia, “blind, drunk not with deeds, but only with pretty words and ideas”, was from understanding the real needs of the Russian people.

Interior of the Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral

Interior of the Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral

4 декабря 2008 — The Peter and Paul fortress today

After viewing the exterior of the Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral one may enter it through its western doors, that is, from the side of Cathedral Square. Inside the cathedral impresses one first of all with the sheer size of the church hall, divided into three naves by two rows of pylons. The pylons support the square pieces of the mighty entablature, upon which rest the great arches, which in their turn serve as the support for the groin vaults and the pendentives under the drum.

The Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral

The Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral

4 декабря 2008 — The Peter and Paul fortress today

The Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral is one of the most interesting monuments of Baroque architecture. Its general shape is that of an elongated rectangle stretching from west to east; its eastern portion is topped by a drum crowned by a cupola, its western portion is surmounted by a bell-tower with a tall spire.

In the Peter and Paul fortress

In the Peter and Paul fortress

4 декабря 2008 — The Peter and Paul fortress today

After passing under the arch of the St Peter Gate, where one can still observe the signs of the former guides along which a grate was formerly lowered to block the path more securely, one sees the start of the main avenue of the fortress (whose full perspective is impeded by the central part of the main building of the Mint Works).