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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace - The Grotto. Designed by Rastrelli,the Grotto is situated at the north end of the great pond in the park of the Catherine Palace.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace - The Grotto. Designed by Rastrelli,the Grotto is situated at the north end of the great pond in the park of the Catherine Palace.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace - The Grotto. Designed by Rastrelli,the Grotto is situated at the north end of the great pond in the park of the Catherine Palace.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace was commissioned by the Empress Elizabeth and built by the Italian architect Rastrelli,and was finally finished in 1756. During the reign of Catherine the Great,the interior of one wing was redesigned by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron who also constructed a number of additional buildings in the extensive park.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Catherine Palace was commissioned by the Empress Elizabeth and built by the Italian architect Rastrelli,and was finally finished in 1756. During the reign of Catherine the Great,the interior of one wing was redesigned by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron who also constructed a number of additional buildings in the extensive park.
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Russia,St Petersburg. The Gardens of the Michael Palace. A pavilion on the banks of the Moika canal in the gardens of the Michael Palace,now the Russian museum of art. The Church on the Spilt Blood can be seen through the trees.
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Russia,St Petersburg. Mikhailovsky (St Michael's) Castle - built for Emperor Paul 1 as a place of refuge and security and surrounded by water for added protection,ironically it was here that he was murdered in his bedroom by a group of officers in 1801. Today it forms part of the State Russian Museum.
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Russia,St Petersburg. Main entrance to the Saint Hermitage Museum or Winter Palace.
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Russia,St Petersburg. Main entrance to the Saint Hermitage Museum or Winter Palace.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). The St. Sophia Cathedral was built by Scottish architect Charles Cameron in 1785 for Catherine the Great in the hamlet of Sophia on the far side of the Imperial Park at Tsarskoye Selo.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Fyodorovsky Cathedral. This was the favourite church of Tsar Nicholas II and his family while being held at the Alexander Palace and before their transportation to Siberia.
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Russia, St Petersburg, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. A tourist wearing tapochki (shoe covers) to protect the intricate wooden floors.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Fyodorovsky Cathedral. This was the favourite church of Tsar Nicholas II and his family while being held at the Alexander Palace and before their transportation to Siberia.
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Russia; St Petersburg; St Nicholas Cathedral. Construction of the St Nicholas Cathedral began in 1753 under orders of Empress Elizabeth and the alter was consecrated in 1760. It officially became a naval cathedral by order of Catherine the Great and remains one of the most striking examples of baroque architecture in the city.
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Russia; St Petersburg; St Nicholas Cathedral. Construction of the St Nicholas Cathedral began in 1753 under orders of Empress Elizabeth and the alter was consecrated in 1760. It officially became a naval cathedral by order of Catherine the Great and remains one of the most striking examples of baroque architecture in the city.
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Russia; St Petersburg; St Nicholas Cathedral. Construction of the St Nicholas Cathedral began in 1753 under orders of Empress Elizabeth and the alter was consecrated in 1760. It officially became a naval cathedral by order of Catherine the Great and remains one of the most striking examples of baroque architecture in the city.
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Turkish Bath Pavilion and Marble Bridge reflected in the Great Pond, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St Petersburg, Russia
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Turkish Bath Pavilion and Marble Bridge reflected in the Great Pond, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St Petersburg, Russia
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Fyodorovsky Cathedral. Icon to St George above the side door of the Fyodorovsky Cathedral. This was the favourite church of Tsar Nicholas II and his family while being held at the Alexander Palace and before their transportation to Siberia.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin). Fyodorovsky Cathedral. This was the favourite church of Tsar Nicholas II and his family while being held at the Alexander Palace and before their transportation to Siberia.
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Russia, St.Petersburg. Across the frozen Neva river with a boat in ice in the foreground
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Russia; St Petersburg; Moika Canal. View across the Moika Canal. The dome of St Isaac's Cathedral visible above the houses.
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Russia,White Sea,Solovetsky Islands. Roof of the Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral.
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Russia,White Sea,Solovetsky Islands. The Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral.
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Russia,White Sea,Solovetsky Islands. Roof of the Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. Roof of the Church of the Transfiguration.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. The Church of Prophet of Mother of God.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. Church of Resurrection of Lazarus.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. Roof of the Church of the Transfiguration.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. The roof of the Church of Prophet of Mother of God.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. The Church of the Transfiguration and the Church of Prophet of Mother of God.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. The Church of the Transfiguration in the background with the Church of Prophet of Mother of God in the foreground.
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Russia,Karelia,Lake Onega,Kizhi Island. Roof of the Church of the Transfiguration.
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Russia, St Petersburg, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. The lavish imperial palace at Tsarskoe Selo was designed by Rastrelli in1752 for Tsarina Elizabeth. She named it the Catherine Palace in honour of her mother.
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Russia, St Petersburg, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. The lavish imperial palace at Tsarskoe Selo was designed by Rastrelli in1752 for Tsarina Elizabeth. She named it the Catherine Palace in honour of her mother.
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Russia, St Petersburg, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. Green Dining Room. Charles Cameron's restrained neo-classical style contrasts with the baroque flamboyance of Rastrelli's work.
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Russia, St Petersburg, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. The Cavaliers' Dining Room. The table is laid for Tsarina Elizabeth's gentlemen-in-waiting, in the refined gold and white room created by Rastrelli.
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China,Northeast China,Heilongjiang Province,Harbin City. Ice Lantern Festival. A colourful ice sculpture replica of the Forbidden City's Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing illuminated at night.
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Russia, St.Petersburg; People walking on thin ice formed on the partly frozen Neva River
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Russia, St.Petersburg; Fisherman on the frozen Neva river during Winter.
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Japan,Kyoto,Kinkaku-ji Temple. Listed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1994,Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) is the popular name of Rokuon-ji (Deer Park Temple),a temple dedicated to the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy,Kannon.
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China,Northeast China,Heilongjiang Province,Harbin City. Ice Lantern Festival Russian guards standing at the entrance of the festival with ice sculptures illuminated at night.
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China,Northeast China,Heilongjiang Province,Harbin City. Ice Lantern Festival. Colourful ice sculptures illuminated at night.
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China,Northeast China,Heilongjiang Province,Harbin City. Ice Lantern Festival. A colourful ice sculpture replica of the Forbidden City's Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing illuminated at night.
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China,Northeast China,Heilongjiang Province,Harbin City. Ice Lantern Festival. A big bell - colourful ice sculptures illuminated at night.
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China,Northeast China,Heilongjiang Province,Harbin City. Ice Lantern Festival. Colourful ice sculptures illuminated at night.
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China,Northeast China,Heilongjiang Province,Harbin City. Ice Lantern Festival. Replica of Bangkok's Wat Po and other ice sculptures illuminated at night.
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China,Northeast China,Heilongjiang Province,Harbin City. Ice Lantern Festival. Colourful ice sculptures illuminated at night.
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China,Northeast China,Heilongjiang Province,Harbin City. Ice Lantern Festival. Colourful ice sculptures illuminated at night.
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Russia,St Petersburg,Politseysky Bridge. Lamp post on the Politseysky Bridge across the Fontanka river.
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Close-up of golden turrets of Church, Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Overview of the Samson Foutain and the Grand Cascade, Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Close-up of golden statue with Church in background, Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Close-up of a golden statue and the Grand Cascade with Church in background, Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Samson Fountain and the Grand Cascade, Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Samson Fountain and the Grand Cascade, Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Samson Fountain and the Grand Cascade, Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Malachite Room, The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting, sculptures by Antonio Canova, The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Statues of horses with suits of armour, Knight's Hall, The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Ceiling and chandeliers, Small Pavilion Hall, The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
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St George's Hall (Great Throne Room), The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
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