The Catherine’s palace is one of the most well know residences of the Russian royal family. It’s a gorgeous baroque style palace,located in the town of Tsarskoye about 30km from the city center.
Statue of Peter I, Moscow, Russia
St Isaac’s cathedral Interior Golden relieves and Paintings
St Isaac’s cathedral is one of the world’s biggest orthodox churches,was ordered by Tsar Alexader I, to replace an earlier Rinaldiesque structure. A specially appointed commission examined several designs, including that of the French-born architect Auguste de Montferrand (1786–1858).It was built 40 years 1818-1858.
The interior is richly decorated with paintings,icons,frescos,mosaics and golden relieves. The cathedral has places for over 14.000 people inside.
Church on Spilled Blood,St.Petersburg,Russia
The Grand Cascade – Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Russian Federation is the largest of the 21 republics that make up the Commonwealth of Independent States. It occupies most of eastern Europe and north Asia, stretching from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It is bordered by Norway and Finland in the northwest; Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania in the west; Georgia and Azerbaijan in the southwest; and Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea along the southern border.
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