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The mansion of Mikhail Aseev in Tambov
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Travel
The mansion of Mikhail Aseev, opened after restoration in the autumn of 2014, is one of the most outstanding sights of Tambov.
This luxury two-storey house is located in the most prestigious part of the city – in the park on the picturesque bank of the River Tsna (Gogol Street, 1).
Tags: Tambov city
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The Hermitage Pavilion in Tsarskoye Selo and its mechanical tables
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Travel
The Hermitage is a park pavilion built in the Baroque style in the Catherine’s Park in Tsarskoye Selo, the former Russian imperial country residence located near St. Petersburg.
The pavilion, constructed in 1744-1754, served for entertainment meetings of the courtiers. The Hermitage combines white columns, pilasters, architraves, pale turquoise walls and a number of gold-plated elements. Sixty-four decorative columns, stucco garlands, masks, lush window frames don’t leave smooth surfaces. Photos by: deletant.
Tags: Leningrad oblast · Russian Empire · Saint Petersburg city
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St. John the Baptist Convent in Vyazma
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
St. John the Baptist Convent, founded in 1536, is located in the small town of Vyazma (population about 50,000), in the east of Smolensk region, 210 km from Moscow.
The convent itself is small, on its territory there are two churches: Church of the Ascension with a bell tower and Church of the Icon of the Holy Mother “Hodegetria.”
Church of the Ascension
the beauty of the second church
Tags: churches · smolensk oblast
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Architectural and historical sites of Lipetsk region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Lipetsk region is located in the central part of European Russia, about 370 km south of Moscow.
In the region, there are many interesting abandoned churches and manors that have architectural and historical value. Photos by: deni spiri.
Muromtsev’s Manor and church in Balovnevo village. Vladimir Church (1797-1823) is an outstanding example of religious architecture of early classicism.
Tags: churches · Lipetsk oblast
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Smolensk – one of the oldest cities in Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Smolensk is a city with a population of about 330 thousand people; administrative, industrial and cultural center of Smolensk region. It is one of the oldest cities in Russia celebrated its 1150th anniversary in 2013.
The city is located about 400 km west of Moscow, in the upper reaches of the Dnieper River. It has a favorable geographical position on the ways from Moscow to Belarus, Baltic States, Central and Western Europe.
Tags: Smolensk city
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St. Isaac’s Cathedral – one of the main sights of St. Petersburg
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
St. Isaac’s Cathedral (the Cathedral of St. Isaac of Dalmatia) is the largest Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, located on St. Isaac’s Square.
It is an outstanding example of late classicism with a number of new directions (neo-Renaissance, Byzantine style, eclecticism). This unique architectural structure is a high-altitude dominant of the central part of the city.
Tags: churches · Saint Petersburg city
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The variety of Altai region landscapes
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Altai region is a subject of the Russian Federation located in the south-east of Western Siberia. The distance from Barnaul, the capital city of the region, to Moscow is about 3400 km.
On the territory of the region you can see almost all typical Russian natural zones – steppe and forest steppe, taiga and mountains. Photos by: Alexey Kachurin.
Tags: Altai krai · landscapes
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The Church of St. Igor of Chernigov in Peredelkino
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
In recent years, a lot new churches were built in Russia. Of course not all of them are interesting from an architectural point of view, but there are pleasant exceptions.
For example, take a look at the Church of the Holy Prince Igor of Chernigov located in the suburban village of Peredelkino in Moscow.
Tags: churches · Moscow city
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The Museum of Folk Wooden Architecture “Vitoslavlitsy”
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, History, Travel
“Vitoslavlitsy” is an open air museum of folk wooden architecture located near St. George Monastery, about 4 km from Veliky Novgorod, on the southern shore of Lake Myachino.
The museum, opened on May 16, 1967, has about thirty monuments of the ancient Russian wooden architecture of the 16th century, residential and other buildings of the 18th-19th centuries.
Tags: Novgorod oblast
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Alien landscapes of Tolbachik volcanic plateau
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Tolbachik is a volcanic complex located in the east of Kamchatka. It is a stunningly beautiful place – a lifeless valley covered with volcanic ash with many cracks and cones shrouded in clouds of acid gases.
The area around the volcano resembles landscapes of distant planets from science fiction movies. This is how Tolbachik plateau looks today – after several major eruptions happened in recent years. Photos by: Andrey Grachev.
Tags: Kamchatka krai · landscapes