Fall colors in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
A lane in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Tomb of M. A. Fishman in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Kommunisticheskaya Ploshchadka (Communist Section) of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
View from Monastery Bridge in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Troitsky Cathedral from Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Tomb of Bahvalov Nikolay Vasilievich (died in 1921) made from metal hardware in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Jungles near Obukhovskoy Oborony Prospect in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Silver tomb of Alexander Nevsky in Hermitage Museum. Petersburg, Russia, September 3, 2013
Marble sculpture of a woman on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
View of a monastery from Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Alley in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Tomb of a Russian politician A. Sobchak in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Bronze sculpture of a man on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Alley and a crypt in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Monastyrka River Bridge in Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2012
Stone mausoleum of A. N. Oppengeim in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Bronze monument on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Begging at gates of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2012
Bronze sculpture of a soldier of Red Army in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Chapel of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Iron sculpture of a man sleeping on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Tabby cat in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
A crypt and a pond in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Bronze foot of a sculpture on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Figure of an angel on a corner of a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) on a stump in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Granite cross in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Marble skull on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Half opened tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Tombscape of Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Marble sculpture of A. M. Beloselsky-Belozersky mausoleum in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Pond in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Old mausoleum in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Black iron roses in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Inscription on a tomb of a mathematician Leonhard Euler in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
A marble tombstone of A. N. Esipova (1851 - 1914) in Necropolis (Tikhvin Cemetery) of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Alexander Nevsky Chapel (under restoration) near Pepyi Village west from Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
A tombstone of A. M. Beloselsky-Belozersky in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
A tomb of a mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707 - 1783) in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Hand with fingers on a tomb in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Bronze sculpture of a man on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Crypts of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 8, 2013
Marble skull and bones embossed on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Mausoleums in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Marble figures on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Funeral scene on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
G. I. Butakov tomb in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Tombs near Monastery Bridge in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Old stone mausoleum in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Gates of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
A path in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Graffiti on a crypt in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Tomb of Bahvalov Nikolay Vasilievich (died in 1921) made from industrial junk in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Congested accumulation of sculptures on tombs in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
A crypt of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Alley of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 8, 2013
Marble woman praying on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Tomb of M. N. Aksenenko in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Heraldic embossment on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
A marble tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Lion sculpture in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Tikhvin Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Rusty tomb in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Overgrown tombs in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Sculptures of A. M. Beloselsky-Belozersky mausoleum in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Clasping figures on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
A statue on a tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
A tomb of Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908) in Necropolis (Tikhvin Cemetery) of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Sculpture of a woman in a crypt in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Old tree in a cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Mausoleum of A. N. Oppengeim in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Overgrown path in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Tombs in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Pregnant angel studying Bible on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Marble woman on a tomb of a Russian pianist A. N. Esipova in Necropolis (Tikhvin Cemetery) of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Swampy alley in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
A tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Symbols of death on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Knight s emblem on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Human face embossed on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Mausoleum of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 8, 2013
Green mausoleum in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Overgrown alley in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Embossment on a tomb of a communist leader in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Canal in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Clergymen in front of Holy Trinity Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Crypts of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Woman embossed on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Marble sculpture of a woman sitting on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Tombstone of Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Statue on a tomb of Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Tomb shaped as a ship in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Tomb of a poet Baron Nikolay Nikolaevich Vrangel in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Old crypts of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 8, 2013
Interior of Alexander Nevsky Chapel near Pepyi Village west from Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Bronze head supporting tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Tikhvin Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
A tombstone in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Stone cross in a cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Stone lion in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Tikhvin Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Fragment of a tomb of Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Bronze sculpture of a lying person on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Tree bark in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Marble woman resting on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). A road pavement patched by a headstone from a tomb of an Orthodox clergyman (died in 1816). Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 7, 1999.
Fragment of a tomb in Necropolis (Tikhvin Cemetery) of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Marble tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Skull embossed on a grave in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Relaxed woman on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Old crypt in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Artist s conk mushrooms (Ganoderma applanatum) in Necropolis (Tikhvin Cemetery) of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Pavement made from old headstones in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2009
Grave of a Communist P. P. Petrov in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Coat of arms in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Marble head on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Tomb of Kapteltsev in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Iron cover of a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Decoration of iron fence in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Iron skull on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Figure of an angel with an arrow on a tomb of a Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in Necropolis (Tikhvin Cemetery) of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Plastic flowers with horsetail plants (Equisetum) in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Angry face on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Levitating iron figure on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Headless iron angel on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Detail of a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Iron face on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Stone sculpture of a mourner on a tomb in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2016
Tomb of I. I. Grekov in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) on a tree stump in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Leaves on a tomb of M. A. Fishman in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Tomb of S. Ya. Vasilyev in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Gostev family tomb in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
A lane of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Birch trunk enveloping a tomb of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Stone mausoleum in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Small tombs Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Overgrown tombs near Obukhovskoy Oborony Prospect in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Crosses near Obukhovskoy Oborony Prospect in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Tomb of N. A. Kurvoazye near Obukhovskoy Oborony Prospect in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Tomb of N. A. Kurvoazye in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Marble sculture on a tomb of Dorovatovskiy in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Stone mausoleum in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Maple bush in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Brick mausoleum in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Swampy area in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Overgrown lane in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Wild grape in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
A swamp in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Brown mausoleum in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Fall colors of Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Tomb of a Soviet electric engineer in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Tomb of a member of Bolshevic Party P. S. Fedotov in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Sculpture on a tomb of I. I. Grekov in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 25, 2016
Interior of Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral at Lossi Plats 10 in Tallinn old town. Estonia, August 14, 2024
Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral at Lossi Plats in Tallinn old town. Estonia, August 14, 2024
This panoramic view from the tower of St. Nicholas Church looks south-west towards Toompea Hill, capturing the dense layering of Tallinn s medieval and religious history. The striking structure with black onion domes is the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, an Orthodox cathedral built in 1900 in the Russian Revival style. Its imposing presence on Toompea Hill contrasts sharply with the surrounding red-tiled roofs, symbolizing the complex history of the Russian era in Estonia. In the foreground and middle distance, you can see key parts of the city s defensive network: The square tower with the tall red roof in the foreground is the Maiden Tower, a 14th-century defensive structure that now houses a cafe. Just behind and slightly to the left of the Maiden Tower (partially obscured) is the massive Kiek in de Ko"k artillery tower, whose Low German name ("Peep into the Kitchen") referred to the guards ability to see into nearby homes. Connective sections of the medieval city wall run between these towers, marking the boundary between the lower town and the upper citadel. The green space visible near the base of the wall is the Danish King s Garden (Taani kuninga aed). According to legend, this is where the Danish flag (Dannebrog) fell from the sky during a battle in 1219, turning the tide in favor of the Danes. The garden sits on the slope directly facing St. Nicholas Church. Estonia, October 16, 2025
This perspective from the St. Nicholas Church tower looks south-west towards Toompea Hill, highlighting the architectural contrast between the medieval fortifications and the 19th-century Russian influence. The dominant feature is the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, a grand Russian Orthodox church built between 1894 and 1900. Its distinctive black onion domes and Russian Revival style stand out vividly against the red-tiled roofs of the Old Town. This location on Toompea Hill was chosen symbolically to face the governor s palace, representing the power of the Russian Empire at the time. In the foreground, you can see part of the city s defensive wall system. The limestone wall connecting the Maiden Tower to the other fortifications (like the Kiek in de Ko"k, just out of frame to the left) marks the historic boundary between the lower town and the upper citadel of Toompea. Estonia, October 16, 2025
