Grand Palace in Peterhof, a ball(?) hall. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A large hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a hall. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A decorated hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A portrait hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A decorated door and parquet floor in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A living room in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A room in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A dining room in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a dining room. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A bedroom in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Rotunda of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Boudoir of impress Mariya Aleksandrovna in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Gobelins in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Corridor in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Blue Parlor of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Great Hall of Catherine Palace in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
Amber Room in Catherine Palace. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
Raphael Loggias (a copy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Second floor of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Room of Italian Art of the 13th to Early 15th Century in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Portrait of Peter the Great in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a throne. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Malachite rotunda in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Bedroom in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Parquet of Malachite Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Hall of Culture and Art of the Hellenistic Age in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A room in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
A corner room in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
A half-rotunda in Pavlovsky Palace, with snowy view. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Green room in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Council Staircase in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Stroganov Palace, a hall and a parquet floor. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 21, 2005
Grand staircase on the second floor of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Red Parlor of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Banquet Hall of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Gallery of the Patriotic War of 1812 in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
Library of Nicholas II of Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Saint George Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Decorations of White Hall of Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2009
Statue of Three Graces in Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
A large hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A bedroom in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
A hall in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Red room in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Mauritanian Parlor in Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Large Italian Skylight Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A hall with large number of portraits in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Portraits in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Replicas of ancient art in Gallery of History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Main Staircase of the New Hermitage in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Saint John of Kronshtadt Maritime Cathedral in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 19, 2004
Catherine Palace, Courtiers-In-Attendance Dining Room. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
Stroganov Palace, interior with an evening view of Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 21, 2005
Interior of Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
Chinese decorations in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Green Parlor of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
White Hall (Hall No. 11) in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2009
Grand staircase on the first floor of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Italian Cabinet in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Great Patriotic War of 1812 portrait hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Gold Drawing-room in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Dining room in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Green Corner Parlor of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Ball(?) hall in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
White Hall of Gatchina Palace, side view. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Central landing of Main Staircase of Catherine Palace in Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
A desk in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
End of a corridor in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Room corner in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Corner of White Hall of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
A gallery of the Raphael Loggias in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
Hall of Twenty Columns (ancient art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A church in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Griboedov Canal and Church of Savior on Blood from Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2003
Armorial Hall (Gerbovy, Emblem) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a hall with winter view. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Portrait hall in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Dvortsovaya Square, Alexandriysky Stolp (Alexander Column, Pillar), and General Staff building from a window of Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, 3:59 p.m. June 25, 2003
A sculpture and Italian art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
The Majolica Room (Renaissance art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
Interior of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Mosaic paintings on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Mosaic over an altar in Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Moyka River from Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2003
Crimson Parlor, with visible door decorations, of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
A closet in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Althar(?) of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral, a former place of Foucault pendulum (now replaced by a dove sculpture). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2003
On the first floor in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Gallery of the Patriotic War of 1812 in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Room of Flemish Art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
White Hall (No. 52) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Grand Sleeping Room in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
A passage in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Golden Hill Cascade in Peterhof (Petrodvorets), near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2009
Marble Dining Room of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Half-closed fountains of Grand Cascade in Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 2, 2003
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2003
Ayvazovsky painting in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
Tent-Roofed Room (Dutch and Flemish art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Decorated room in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
The Hall of Twenty Columns (ancient art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
Grand Cascade of fountains in Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 2, 2003
Rotunda Major of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Vaults of Pavilion Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Blue Hall of Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2004
Vase and a candelabrum in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Room with portraits in Grand Palace. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Decorated window of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Interior mosaics on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
GAZ-M1 car (the first Soviet car "Emka" produced in 1935-43, originates from 1933 Ford-V8-40, according to Internet) in a yard of Dacha (summer house) on Sashi Nikiforova Street in Siverskaya, 45 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 6, 2003
Church service in Kazansky Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2009
View from Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
Big French carriage in Field Marshals Hall in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2004
Old Italian art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Entrance of Tukish Room from Mauritanian Parlor in Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Monolithic granite columns of Twenty-Column Hall (Ancient Italy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Mosaics of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Painted ceiling of the Great Hall of Catherine Palace in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
Dvortsovaya Square, Alexandriysky Stolp (Alexander Column, Pillar), and Winter Palace (Hermitage museum). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2003
Marble Hall of Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2004
Church of Savior on Blood, Benois Building (lighted) and Griboedov Canal at night. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 7, 2004
Chesma (Chesmenskaya) Church at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 6, 2006
Marble statues near Main Staircase of New Hermitage in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Marble columns in Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
A dining hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Ceiling of Raphael Loggias in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Corridor of Raphael Loggias in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Leonardo da Vinci Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
The Hermitage (Winter Palace) at Dvortsovaya Square. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 13, 1999.
Fountain Snop (sheaf in Russian) in Monplezir Pavilion in Peterhof, a former Tsar residence, now a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 2, 2003
The Raphael Loggias in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2004
Kirovsky Zavod Subway Station (metro). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 27, 2004
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral, a vault. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Gobelin tapestry in Leonardo da Vinci Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Decorated walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Mosaic interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2003
G. I. Semiradsky painting in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
Exhibition of old arms in Cameron Gallery. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
End of a corridor in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
C. Brullov Hall with a bench for resting in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Passage from Pavel I Throne Room in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Mosaic interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2003
Living room in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2007
Grand Cascade of Peterhof from a terrace of grottos. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 2, 2003
Arched vaults of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Swimming in Oredezh River in Siverskaya, 40 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 20, 2005
Mineralogical Cabinet of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Church of Savior on Blood (recently renovated). Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 6, 1999.
Altar of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Altar of Peter and Paul Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 5, 2006
Theater (stage side) of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 8, 2009
A corridor and Italian sculpture and art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
A living room in Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
Church of Savior on Blood, view from Kanal Griboedova embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Interior decorations of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral, zoomed. A dove sculpture represents the Holy Spirit. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2003
Rotunda Minor of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 6, 2007
Room of Flemish Art in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2004
Windows and mosaic of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Sculptures in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Stasov Staircase in Catherine Palace. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
Arabesque Parlor of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
View of Kremlin from Moscow River embankment. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001
Dvortsovaya Square, Alexandriysky Stolp (Alexander Column, Pillar), and Winter Palace (Hermitage museum). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2003
Tent-Roofed Room (Dutch and Flemish art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
Interior of a dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral, with a sculpted dove representing the Holy Spirit. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
A structure opposite to an altar of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Entrance of Majolica Room in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Interior of Kazansky Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2009
Small blue flowers of Wild Hyancinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2009
Smolny monastery from bell tower of Smolny Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2009
View of Peter and Paul Fortress from Troitskiy Bridge. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 13, 1999.
Ceiling of Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
A throne in Saint George Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A room in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Parquet and sculptures in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Gallery in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2007
Mirror and a malachite vase of Malachite Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Interior of Andreevsky Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Apostle Andrei, St. Andrew) in Vasilievsky Ostrov. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 25, 2005
Vaults of gallery of Raphael Loggias in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral, a dome. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Kazansky Sobor (Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan) from Nevsky Prospect at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 27, 2005
Plafond "Triumph of Hero" in Ball Hall of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Crimson Parlor (Malinovaya Gostinaya) of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
