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4 декабря 2008 — Interiors, Painting and Sculputres of Arkhangelskoye estate
Porcelain by the surf craftsmen of the Yusupov’s shops, 20s of the 19th century
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Nicholas de Corteil. Portrait of the serf singer A. Borunova
Van Dyck (1599 – 1641). The portrait of the unknown
P. Rotari (1707 – 1762). The head
“Cleopatra’s Feast” by Bajamonte Tiepolo (1696-1770). Fragment
“Dianne of Versailles”. Copy. Second half of the 18th century
“Griet”. I. Bart. Beginning of the 20th century. Bronze
“Venus of Midicis”. Copy. Second half of the 18th century
Jupiter in Arkhangelskoye estate.
Hercules and Antaeus in Arkhangelskoye estate.
A lot of flea photos.
Photos of most beautiful St. Petersburg 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.
