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2001-25. Central stairs of Chesmensky Dvorets (Chesma Palace) on Gastello Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 11, 2017Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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2001-25. Central stairs of Chesmensky Dvorets (Chesma Palace) on Gastello Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 11, 2017Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Circular stairs of Chesmensky Dvorets (Chesma Palace) on Gastello Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 11, 2017  Upper view of circular stairs of Chesmensky Dvorets (Chesma Palace) on Gastello Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 11, 2017  Upper landing of circular stairs of Chesmensky Dvorets (Chesma Palace) on Gastello Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 11, 2017  Priory Palace (Prioratsky Dvorets). Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009  Grand Palace (Menshikovsky Dvorets) in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 30, 2005  Entrance of Grand Palace (Menshikovsky Dvorets) in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 30, 2005  Priory Palace (Prioratsky Dvorets) from a road between Chiornoe and Filkino lakes. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009  Grand Menshikov Palace (Bolshoy Menshikovsky Dvorets). It is the palace s majestic Northern Facade, designed in the Petrine Baroque style by architects Giovanni Mario Fontana and Gottfried Scha"del between 1710 and 1727. The palace sits atop a natural ridge, enhancing its monumentality. A grand system of stone terraces and a double-flight staircase descends from the main entrance to the Lower Garden. Oranienbaum palace-and-park ensemble in Lomonosov (a suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia, October 13, 2025  Stairs of Menshikov Palace in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 16, 2007  Chesma Gallery in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009  Wall decoration in Chesma Gallery in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 12, 2013  Chesma Pillat in Big Pond in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 6, 2017  Stairs of a house at Radishcheva Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 30, 2007  Stairs of exhibition hall Manezh. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 17, 2017  Empty Island and Chesma Pillar at Big Pond in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 6, 2017  Stone stairs in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017  Central landing of Main Staircase of Catherine Palace in Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005  Grand stairs of Polovtsev (Rapti) Palace in Dzerzhinskogo Village, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013  A central street Sovetsky Prospekt in Kronstadt, a corner of 14 - 15 Komsomola Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 19, 2004  Chesma (Chesmenskaya) Church after sunset. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 1, 2016  Chesma (Chesmenskaya) Church at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 6, 2006  Cemetery behind Chesma Church at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 8, 2013  Chesma (Chesmenskaya) Church at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 1, 2016  Building of Chesma (Chesmenskaya) Church at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 1, 2016  Front view of Chesma (Chesmenskaya) Church at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 1, 2016  Side view of Chesma (Chesmenskaya) Church at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 1, 2016  Back view of Chesma (Chesmenskaya) Church at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 1, 2016  Tavrichesky Palace at 47 Shpalernaya Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 19, 2016  A view of the Pavlovsk Palace seen from the Triple Lime Avenue. Planted by Charles Cameron in the 1780s using linden trees imported from Lu"beck, this avenue was designed as the grand formal approach to the palace. The building at the end is the garden facade of the Great Palace. The dark figure standing in front of the palace is the statue of Paul I. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 15, 2025  Beloe Lake near Chesma Column in the park of Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 22, 2004  Winter Palace from Dvortsovaya Square. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2017  Pediment of Mikhailovsky Palace on Inzhenernaya Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 23, 2016  Reflection of Saint Catherine Roman Catholic Church on a car on Nevsky Prospect, a central street of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2002  Sculpture on the roof of Winter Palace on Palace Embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2016  Pediment of Novo Mikhaylovsky Palace from Millionnaya Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 29, 2016  Pediment of Stroganov Palace near Moyka Rive on Nevsky Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2016  Pillars of Stroganov Palace near Moyka Rive on Nevsky Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2016  Window of Stroganov Palace near Moyka Rive on Nevsky Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2016  Leykhtenbergsky Palace in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017  Dirty face on Stroganov Palace near Moyka Rive on Nevsky Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2016  Plaster decoration of Stroganov Palace near Moyka Rive on Nevsky Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2016  Central Alley in Alexander Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 6, 2017  Turkish Bath and Chesma Pillar on Big Pond in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 3, 2016  Grotto Pavilion and Chesma Pillar on Big Pond in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 3, 2016  Extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 9, 2017  Canyon near Leykhtenbergsky Palace in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017  Dusty head of Peter the Great on Stroganov Palace near Moyka Rive on Nevsky Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2016  Stairs of a house at 10A Storozhevoy Bashni Street. Vyborg, Russia, September 10, 2016  Orange leaves near Leykhtenbergsky Palace in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017  Krystatelka River near Leykhtenbergsky Palace in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017  Palace of a duke Maximilian Leikhtenbergsky in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 10, 2017  A doorway at 3827 Second Street near South Dorgenois Street in Central City. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 16, 2006  A damaged house at Second Street near South Rocheblave Street in Central City. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 16, 2006  Chesma Pillar in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 25, 2016  Chesma Pillar in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 12, 2016  Circular stairs from the colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 19, 2005  Entrance stairs of Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2005  Black rattlesnake near extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  Chesma memorial column in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2013  Chesma memorial column in Gatchina Park in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 21, 2013  Chesma memorial column in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2010  Entrance stairs and colonnade of Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2005  Grand stairs of Vitebsky Railway Station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 23, 2013  Discarded doll s head on extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  Chesma memorial column on Beloe Lake in Gatchina Park in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 21, 2013  Chesma memorial column in Beloe Lake in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2013  Reflection of Chesma Monument in Beloe Lake in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2013  Central axis of the "Old Garden" (Regular Park), known as Hermitage Alley (Ermitazhnaya alleya) in Catherine Park. In the 18th century, this alley was the promenade for courtiers moving between the formal receptions at the Palace and the intimate, private parties at the Hermitage. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025  Marble stairs in Museum of Political History (Kshesinskaya Mansion). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2019  Dog lichen (Peltigera membranacea) on a stump near extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  T. Dorquen s Uptown Lounge at 3419 Fourth Street, near South Galvez Street in Central City neighborhood. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 28, 2006  Brittlestem mushrooms Psathyrella cernua (Homophron cernuum)(?) near a birch tree on the central alley in Park of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 19, 2017  Group of brown brittlestem mushrooms Psathyrella cernua (Homophron cernuum)(?) on the central alley in Park of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 19, 2017  Cluster of brown brittlestem mushrooms Psathyrella cernua (Homophron cernuum)(?) on the central alley in Park of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 19, 2017  Wooden stairs in Museum of Political History (Kshesinskaya Mansion). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2007  Stairs of Exhibition Hall in Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 18, 2016  Stone stairs of Gril Platz in Fort Constantine, Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 21, 2011  Central (Konstantin) Rozovopavilionny Pond from 12-th Parade Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2017  Arched stairs of Russian Hall (Teremok) in Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 18, 2016  A house on South Johnson Street, near South Roman Street in Central City. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 16, 2006  Cluster of the Ochre Bracket mushrooms (Trametes ochracea) near Kamenka River near extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  Small stone stairs of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016  Stairs of Creaking Summer House near Upper Ponds in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 19, 2013  Grand Italian Stairs in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2016  Cinnamon fungus Asterodon ferruginosus (Asterodon ferruginosum) on a mossy stump near extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  The Ochre Bracket mushrooms (Trametes ochracea) at the base of an aspen damaged by beavers near Kamenka River near extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  South Johnson Street in Central City. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 16, 2006  Mushrooms Boletinus/Suillus cavipes under wooden stairs in Lindulovskaya Larch Grove, near Roshchino, 30 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 4, 2018  Nevskiy Prospect, a central street in Sankt Petersburg, view to the east from Anichkov Bridge. Russia, September 29, 2000  Toothed crust fungus (Xylodon radula, Basidioradulum radula)(?) on willow bark taken from extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  Rusty brown fungus Asterodon ferruginosus (Asterodon ferruginosum) on a rotten spruce stump near extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  Texture of toothed crust fungus (Xylodon radula, Basidioradulum radula)(?) on willow bark taken from extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  Stairs at 717 Toulouse Street in French Quarter. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 28, 2006  Rusty brown fungus Asterodon ferruginosus (Asterodon ferruginosum) covering a rotten spruce stump near extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  Texture of rusty brown fungus Asterodon ferruginosus (Asterodon ferruginosum) covered with short spines near extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017  Entrance stairs in Vitebsky Vokzal train station, now reconstructed as a historic site of the first train station in Russia. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 1, 2006 |
