Interior mosaics on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Interior decorations 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
Mosaic interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2003
Interior of a church of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2014
Interior of Saint Mary s Assumption Church. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 8, 2005.
Interior of Saint Catherine Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Interior of a church of Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
Interior of church of Dormition of the Mother of God (former scating rink) on Leytenanta Shmidta Embankment of Vasilyevsky Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 16, 2015
Interior of John the Baptist church(?) in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of orthodox church "Soroka muchenikov Sevastiyskih"(?) near a parking place. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
Interior of Church of Saint George in Yuriev Monastery. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001
Interior of the Rozhdestveno Church, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 22, 2004
Interior of Helsinki Cathedral (St. Nicholas Church). Helsinki, Finland, July 18, 2015
Interior of Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church at 40 Nevsky Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Interior of Kazanskaya Church of Voskresenskiy Novodevichiy Monastery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2010
Interior of Saint Catherine Roman Catholic Church at 32 - 34 Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Interior of church of an icon of Tikhvin god s mother in Syas Pogost near Novaya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Interior of the Church of Annunciation in Nazareth, Grotto of the Virgin. The Middle East, March 16, 2002
Interior of John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Interior of Saint Paul s Catholic Church on Nassau Street. Princeton, New Jersey, February 24, 2007
Greek orthodox church Sviato Troitsky Sobor (Saint Trinity Cathedral), interior. Odessa, Ukraine, July 2, 2009
Interior of Saint Patrick s Catholic Church. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 15, 2005.
Interior of a Gothic church of Peter and Paul in Shuvalovo Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2011
Interior of Saint Mary s Church in Old Ursuline Convent. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 14, 2005.
Interior of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of the Church of Saint Mary. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
Interior of Church of Three Saints (Trioch Sviatiteley) in Vasilievsky Ostrov neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
Interior of Saint Patrick s Catholic Church at 724 Camp Street. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 7, 2006
Interior of Vladimir Cathedral (orthodox church) at 9A Lenina Street. Kronstadt, part of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 28, 2013
Interior of Saint Mary s Assumption (German) Church at 2030 Constance Street, Lower Garden District. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 29, 2006
Interior of a church in Rozhdestveno, south from Saint Petersburg in Leningrad Region. Russia, June 19, 2011
Interior of Pater Noster Church on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
Interior of Holy Trinity German Catholic Church in South End of Boston, May 30, 2004
"Las Vegas style" interior of Saint Mary s Assumption Church. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 8, 2005.
Interior of Nikolskaya Church in Porkhov Fortress in Porkhov, Pskov Region. Russia, September 8, 2013
Interior of a recently open Church of Saint Panteleymon the healer in Kuyalnik Liman spa resort. Odessa, Ukraine, August 14, 2004
Interior of Saint Patrick s Roman Catholic Church. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 15, 2005.
Interior of a recently open church of Uspensky(?) monastery in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of Blagoveshchenskaya Church in Vasilievsky Ostrov neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
Interior of Christian Orthodox church in Konevets Monastery, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
Interior of Paromenskaya Church in Zavelichye. Pskov, Russia, August 8, 2004
Interior of Archangel Cathedral in Kremlin (Arkhangelsky sobor of Russian Orthodox church). Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
Interior of Church of the Epiphany at 501 East Gregg Street. Calvert, Texas, December 25, 2009
Interior of an Orthodox church in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
Interior of Saint Augustine Catholic Church at 1210 Governor Nicholls Street in Treme. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 22, 2006
Church interior in Mission San Jose. San Antonio, Texas, February 9, 2008
Interior of Church of Boris and Gleb in Agalatovo. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2011
Interior of Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church at 2327(?) Burgundy Street in Faubourg Marigny. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 9, 2006
Interior of St. Nicolas the Miracle-Worker Church in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Interior of a church near 19th Street in East End Historic District. Galveston, Texas, March 2, 2008
Interior of Church of Uspeniya Presviatoy Bogoroditsy (built in 2008) in Pargolovo Cemetery near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 10, 2013
Interior of a ruined church. Zhikharevo, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
Interior of Church of St. Peter and Paul (1793-1799, architect G. F. von Velten). Vyborg, Russia, August 5, 2024
This is the interior of St. Nicholas Church (Niguliste kirik), now a museum of medieval art, looking towards the east end of the nave. The centerpiece is the magnificent High Altar retable (visible in the distance), a masterpiece of late medieval art created by the workshop of Lu"beck master Hermen Rode between 1478 and 1481. It is one of the largest and best-preserved altarpieces of its kind in Europe, measuring over six meters wide when fully open. The artwork depicts the lives of St. Nicholas and St. Victor, alongside more than thirty sculptures of saints. Coat-of-Arms Epitaphs: The white limestone walls of the nave are adorned with a unique collection of large, colorful coat-of-arms epitaphs (seen on the right wall). These were dedicated to wealthy local merchants and nobility from the 17th and 18th centuries, serving as memorials for those buried within the church. Estonia, October 16, 2025
Interior of St. Peter and St. Paul s Cathedral (Peeter-Pauli katedraal), located at Vene 18. This is the main cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tallinn and one of the few Catholic churches in a predominantly Protestant and secular country. The church was built between 1841 and 1844 on the walls of the former refectory (dining hall) of the medieval St. Catherine s Monastery. The Neoclassical fac,ade and twin towers were added later in the 1920s by architects Erich Jacoby and Franz de Vries. The space is characterized by its high vaulted ceilings and light, airy atmosphere. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025
A vibrant intersection in Tallinn s Old Town where Pikk Street meets Pu"havaimu Street. The white building with the stepped gable and tall, slender spire on the right is the Church of the Holy Spirit (Pu"havaimu kirik). It is a 14th-century church that originally served the common people. A prominent feature on the church s white facade is the magnificent painted clock. Created by the woodcarver Christian Ackermann in 1684, it is the oldest public timepiece in Tallinn and is still in working order. The yellow building on the left (Pikk 16) is the famous Maiasmokk Cafe. Operating since 1864, it is the oldest continuously running cafe in Estonia. The ground floor features a beautifully preserved interior that has remained largely unchanged for nearly a century. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025
St. Nicholas Church (Niguliste kirik), located at Niguliste 3 in Tallinn s Old Town. Although originally built as a fortress church in the 13th century dedicated to Saint Nicholas (patron of sailors and merchants), it is no longer a functioning place of worship. Today, it houses the Niguliste Museum, a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia, dedicated to medieval ecclesiastical art. The church was founded by Westphalian merchants in the 1230s and was one of the wealthiest in the city. It was heavily damaged during the Soviet bombing of Tallinn in March 1944, losing its roof and most of its interior, but was meticulously restored in the following decades. The tower, rebuilt with a Baroque spire, now features a glass elevator and a viewing platform offering panoramic views of the city. The church sits on a rise just south of the Town Hall Square, surrounded by a green area that was once a cemetery. The street in the foreground is Niguliste Street, leading up from the lower town. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025
