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Showing posts with label RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg). Show all posts
Showing posts with label RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg). Show all posts
March 3, 2020

3446 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Postcrossing Meetup, Saint Petersburg, 19 February 2020

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This postcard was made on the occasion of the postcrossing meeting that took place on February 19, 2020 in Saint Petersburg . The o...
December 21, 2016

0570, 0571, 2913 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Saint Isaac's Square - part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (UNESCO WHS)

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0570 Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg Posted on 23.03.2013, 21.12.2016 The Saint Isaac's Cathedral , dedicated to...
September 5, 2016

2739 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Bank Bridge

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2739 T. Yumadilov - Griffins of the Bank Bridge Bank Bridge is a 25m-long pedestrian bridge crossing the Griboedov Canal near the f...
August 1, 2016

RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg / Leningrad Oblast) - Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (UNESCO WHS)

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According to European criteria, Saint Petersburg , the most western city of Russia , is a young city, in 2003 celebrating "only" ...
June 23, 2016

2634 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Saint Petersburg Mosque

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When was opened in 1913 , the Saint Petersburg Mosque was the largest mosque in Europe outside Turkey , its minarets 49 meters in ...
January 24, 2015

1419 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Palaces and Park Ensembles of the Town of Pushkin and its Historical Centre - part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (UNESCO WHS)

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Tsarskoye Selo (Tsar's Village) was the town containing a former Russian residence of the imperial family, located 24km south fro...
September 7, 2014

1218 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Palace Square - part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (UNESCO WHS)

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1218 Saint Petersburg - The Alexander Column in Palace Square Palace Square ( Dvortsovaya Ploshchad ), connecting Nevsky Prospekt w...
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December 20, 2012

0423 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Scarlet Sails

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The Scarlet Sails ( Alye parusa in russian) is the most famous public event during the White Nights Festival , in Saint Petersburg, an...
October 7, 2012

0354 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Peter the Great Bridge

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Peter the Great Bridge (named from 1917 to 1956 Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge, also known as Okhtinsky Bridge), designed by Krovoshein and Api...
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July 27, 2012

0290 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Peter and Paul Fortress - part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (UNESCO WHS)

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The Peter and Paul Cathedral , the oldest church in Saint Petersburg , and also the second-tallest building in the city (after the tel...
June 17, 2012

0251 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Alexander Nevsky Monastery - part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (UNESCO WHS)

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The Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg is undoubtedly the most important between the numerous plac...
December 19, 2011

0077 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Palace and Park Ensembles of the Town of Lomonosov and its Historical Centre - part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (UNESCO WHS)

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0077 Lomonosov - The Chinese Palace   Oranienbaum ( orange tree in German of that era), named Lomonosov since 1948, is situa...
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December 4, 2011

0060 RUSSIA (Saint Petersburg) - Smolny Monastery - part of Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (UNESCO WHS)

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The Smolny Convent , or Smolny Convent of the Resurrection, is located on Ploschad Rastrelli, on the bank of ...