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State |
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| Russia |
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Moscow |
Soviet Achievements Park |
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Exhibit about wheat. |
1982 |
| Russia |
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Moscow |
Soviet Achievements Park |
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Energy for the People. |
1982 |
| Russia |
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Moscow |
Soviet Achievements Park |
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Electrical generator. |
1982 |
| Russia |
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Moscow |
Soviet Achievements Park |
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The lecture hall. |
1982 |
| Russia |
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Moscow |
Soviet Achievements Park |
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The restaurant. |
1982 |
| Russia |
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Moscow |
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Suburban view. |
2008 |
| Russia |
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Moscow |
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Suburban appartment blocks. |
1982 |
| Russia |
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Moscow |
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Datcha outside the city - used as a holiday home by well off Moscuvites. |
2008 |
| Russia |
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Moscow |
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Family at their datcha. |
2008 |
| Russia |
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Moscow |
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Wood cabin. |
2008 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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St Petersburg is a city of many rivers and canals. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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The Fontana Canal is one of the city's widest. The city is known as the Venice of the North. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Bridge over a canal surrounded by elegant buildings. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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The city is very green. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Aurora |
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View over St Petersburg with the Aurora Cruiser, the most fasmous ship in Russia. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Aurora |
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Naval building with the Aurora. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Aurora |
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Blue government naval building. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Aurora |
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The naval building is ornate. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Aurora |
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The Aurora fired the first shots of the Russian Revolution in 1917. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Aurora |
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The Aurora. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Peter's Cabin |
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Peter's Cabin is housed in a red brick building. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Peter's Cabin |
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The original log cabin dates from 1703 and was built by Peter The Great. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Peter's Cabin |
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Peter The Great over-saw the building of St Petersburg from the log cabin. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Peter's Cabin |
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The dining room. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Peter's Cabin |
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Boat built by Peter the Great. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Peter's Cabin |
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Plans for St Petersburg. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Peter's Cabin |
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Bronze statue of Peter. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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The Peter and Paul Fortress dominates the city and is by the river. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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The Fortress was built in 1703. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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The walled Fortress is the oldest major building in the city. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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The fortress is reached by a bridge over a moat. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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Seated statue of Peter the Great. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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The stone Nevsky Gate. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
Peter and Paul Cathedral |
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The Peter and Paul Cathedral dominates the complex. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
Peter and Paul Cathedral |
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The cathedral houses the remains of the last tzar, Nicholas II, and his family. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
Peter and Paul Cathedral |
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The Cathedral is within the fortress. The spire (123m) is the tallest in the city. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
Peter and Paul Cathedral |
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View of the spire. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
Peter and Paul Cathedral |
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The baroque interior. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
Peter and Paul Cathedral |
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The tombs of Nicholas II and his family were interred here in 1998. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
Peter and Paul Cathedral |
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The painted ceiling. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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Fur hat seller. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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Matruskas (dolls within dolls) on sale. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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View along the river. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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The walls by the river. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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View from the walls. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Peter and Paul Fortress |
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River scene. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Memorial chapel to the Holy Trinity Church, the first Orthodox church in the city. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Megaphone. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Schooner on the river. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Nevsky Prospect is the main thoroughfare in the city. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
Singer Building |
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Trollybus in front of the Singer Building. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
Singer Building |
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Ornate doorway of the Singer building. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Nevsky Prospect is a long wide street lined with elegant buildings and shops. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Nevsky Prospect is the main street in the city and is lined with shops, restaurants and hotels. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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The Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace is one of dozens in St Petersburg. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Svyatoy Yekateriny Aleksandriyskoy Basilica. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Restaurant. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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The wide street is full of elegant buildings. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Street scene with painted building in the city centre. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Kuptsov Yeliseyevykh Store. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Odentrusi is a large clothing store. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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The wide main avenue of St Petersburg. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
|
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USA fast food outlet. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
Nevsky Prospect |
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Street scene in Nevsky Prospect. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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The Alexandrinsky Theatre. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Statue of Catherine The Great with her statesmen and lovers at her feet. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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The city is dotted with canals and is a green city. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Gostiny Dvor |
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Gostiny Dvor is one of the oldest indoor shopping area in the world (1757). |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Gostiny Dvor |
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Colonaded passage in the complex. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Ostrovsky Square. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of St Catherine |
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The Armenian Orthodox Church of St Catherine dates from 1771. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of St Catherine |
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Armenian Orthodox cross. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of St Catherine |
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The interior. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Bankovsky Bridge |
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The wooden Bankovsky Bridge with two griffins at each end. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Bankovsky Bridge |
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Griffins at each end of the bridge. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Bankovsky Bridge |
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View from the bridge along a small canal. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
|
Bankovsky Bridge |
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View from the bridge towards Kazan Cathedral and the Church of the Spilt Blood. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Kazan Cathedral |
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Kazan Cathedral dates from 1811 and its dome is 80m high. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Kazan Cathedral |
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The cathedral has a line of Romanesque columns 111m long. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Kazan Cathedral |
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The interior of the Kazan Cathedral which dates from 1811. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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The Church of the Spilled Blood is set by one of the city's many canals. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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The church is multi-domed and is built in a distict style. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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Alexander II was assassinated in 1881 outside the church. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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The church dates from 1881. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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Detail of the external stone work. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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Paintings, brickwork and stonework. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
|
Church of the Spilled Blood |
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External figure of Christ. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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The small domes. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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The entrance. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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Part of the 7000 square metres of mosaics inside the church. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
|
Church of the Spilled Blood |
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The interior is a riot of colour. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Church of the Spilled Blood |
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Close up of a mosaic. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
|
Church of the Spilled Blood |
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Painted columns. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
|
Church of the Spilled Blood |
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The ceiling. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
|
Church of the Spilled Blood |
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Painted wall. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
|
Church of the Spilled Blood |
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Every part of the walls and ceilings are painted. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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The pink Strogonoff Palace is where the dish of the same name was developed. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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Pushkin's House where the poet died in 1837. |
2005 |
| Russia |
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St Petersburg |
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One of many elegant buildings in the city. |
2005 |
were added from 11 December 2021.