Petersburg Collection (page 5)

The Academy of Sciences (Series Views of Saint Petersburg), 1820s. Artist: Pluchart, Alexander (1777-1827)
The Academy of Sciences (Series Views of Saint Petersburg), 1820s. From a private collection

A Ball in the Heraldic Hall in the Winter Palace, 1889. Artist: Zichy, Mihaly (1827-1906)
A Ball in the Heraldic Hall in the Winter Palace, 1889. From a private collection

Navy Day celebrations, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Couple walking on the frozen Neva River next to the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island (Vasilyevsky Ostrov), Saint Petersburg, Russia

View towards Hermitage Bridge over Zimniaya Kanavka (Winter Canal), and Neva River beyond, in winter, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Atlantes - 10 grey granite giants by sculptor Alexander Terebenev, supporting the portico of the New Hermitage, Saint Petersburg, Russia

New Year celebrations in the Palace Square (Dvortsovaya Ploshchad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

View towards Rostral Columns and the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island (Vasilyevsky Ostrov) in winter, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Marble lion at the Dvortsovaya pier of the Admiralty Embankment, on River Neva, looking towards the historic buildings of the University Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Vantovy Bridge (Vantovy Most) at sunset, Saint Petersburg, Russia

View towards Cruiser Aurora, that in 1917 fired a blank shot at the Winter Palace to start the revolution, and Nakhimov Naval School, Saint Petersburg, Russia

View towards Gazprom Arena (Krestovsky Stadium) and Lakhta Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Lakhta Center, Europe tallest skyscraper, and one of the world top superstructures, Saint Petersburg, Russia

View towards Vantovy Bridge (Vantovy Most) and Vasilyevsky Island, (Vasilyevsky Ostrov) from the Park of the 300 years anniversary of Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia

The monument to Vladimir Lenin on Moscow Square (Moskovskaya Ploshchad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

The monument to Vladimir Lenin in front of the House of Soviets (Dom Sovetov) on Moscow Square (Moskovskaya Ploshchad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

Navy Day celebrations on Neva River, Saint Petersburg, Russia

"Poltava", Russian 54-gun battleship, next to the Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Saint Isaacs Cathedral (Isaakievskiy Sobor) as seen from Alexander Garden, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Bronze Horseman, a monument to the Peter the Great on the Senatskaia Ploshchad, built by order of the Empress Catherine the Great in 1782, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Golden-winged griffons of the Bank Bridge (Bankovsky most) - a pedestrian bridge over Griboedov canal, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Mikhailovsky Garden (Mikhailovsky Sad) in the autumn, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Tree avenues of the Summer Garden (Letniy sad) in autumn, Saint Petersburg, Russia

A marble statue, Summer Garden (Letniy sad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

A sculpture in the Summer garden (Letniy sad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

A wooden pergola of the Summer Garden (Letniy sad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

The Peter and Paul Fortress, part of the State Museum of Saint Petersburg History, as seen from the Palace Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Marble statue, Pavlovsk Palace, Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, Russia

The Bridge of the Centaurs with the Palace in the background, Pavlovsk Park, Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, Russia

A figure of a Chinese man on the Large (Grand) Chinese Bridge, Alexander Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Krestovy (Cross) Bridge in Alexander Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Small (Minor) Chinese Bridge in Alexander Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

A figure of a Chinese woman on the Large (Grand) Chinese Bridge, Alexander Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Church of the Resurrection, Catherine Palace, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Golden domes of the Church of the Resurrection, Catherine Palace, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

The Admiralty pavillions, built in 1773, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

View towards The Hall on the Island from the Granite Terrace, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Autumn view towards Grotto Pavilion, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Catherine Park in autumn, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Grotto Pavilion and Catherine Park in autumn, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Bust of Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, with Grotto pavilion in the background, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Galatea and Boreas statues in Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Gladiator statue with Cameron Gallery in the background, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

The Siberian Marble Gallery, or Marble Bridge, a decorative pedestrian roofed Palladian bridge in Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Marble Bridge reflected in the Great Pond, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Grotto Pavilion reflected in the Great Pond, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Cameron Gallery, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Upper Bathhouse pavilion reflected in the Mirror Pond, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

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