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405-22. Interior of orthodox church "Soroka muchenikov Sevastiyskih"(?) near a parking place. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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405-22. Interior of orthodox church "Soroka muchenikov Sevastiyskih"(?) near a parking place. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Interior of a church of Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004  Blizhniye ("nearby") caves of Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004  Pskov-Pechory Monastery of the caves, view from a tourist overlook. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004  Tourists crowding at the gate, under the fortress walls of Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004  Interior of Vladimir Cathedral (orthodox church) at 9A Lenina Street. Kronstadt, part of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 28, 2013  Interior of Paromenskaya Church in Zavelichye. Pskov, Russia, August 8, 2004  Interior of the Rozhdestveno Church, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 22, 2004  Interior of Christian Orthodox church in Konevets Monastery, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002  Interior of Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church at 40 Nevsky Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005  Interior of Blagoveshchenskaya Church in Vasilievsky Ostrov neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004  Interior of Archangel Cathedral in Kremlin (Arkhangelsky sobor of Russian Orthodox church). Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011  Interior of Church of Three Saints (Trioch Sviatiteley) in Vasilievsky Ostrov neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004  Cave Cathedral of Kievo Pechory Saints in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012  Interior of the Church of Saint Mary. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004  Interior of an Orthodox church in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001  Greek orthodox church Sviato Troitsky Sobor (Saint Trinity Cathedral), interior. Odessa, Ukraine, July 2, 2009  Interior of a recently open Church of Saint Panteleymon the healer in Kuyalnik Liman spa resort. Odessa, Ukraine, August 14, 2004  An Orthodox church in Gornensky Convent for women (the Russian Orthodox Mission of Moscow Patriarchate in Jerusalem). Ein Kerem (western Jerusalem). The Middle East, August 15, 2002  Gulls on a parking place of Herring Cove Beach in Cape Cod. Provincetown, Massachusetts, January 31, 2004  Interior of a cathedral of Vvedeno Oyatsky Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012  Interior of a cathedral of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012  An Orthodox church remotely seen from entrance of Yuriev Monastery. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001  An Orthodox church in Gorodishche Area (Yaroslav Courtyard). Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001  Interior of John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004  Interior of Holy Trinity German Catholic Church in South End of Boston, May 30, 2004  Interior of Church of Saint George in Yuriev Monastery. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001  A group of Orthodox Jews(?) crossing Sadovaya(?) Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 6, 2004  Interior of Church of St. Peter and Paul (1793-1799, architect G. F. von Velten). Vyborg, Russia, August 5, 2024  An Orthodox church in Gornensky Convent for women (the Russian Orthodox Mission of Moscow Patriarchate in Jerusalem). Ein Kerem (western Jerusalem), the Middle East, December 30, 2000  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 Trinity (Troitsky) Cathedral in Kremlin. Pskov, Russia, August 8, 2004  Interior of Leningrad House of Trade (DLT). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004  Interior of Vitebsky Train Station, recently renovated. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 6, 2004  Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God near the train station in Sestroretsk. The huge icon of Jesus and the rocket models is part of a distinct chapel and memorial complex dedicated to the Royal Martyrs (Tsar Nicholas II and his family) and the spiritual protection of Russia. The Rockets: The models of space rockets (one clearly marked "VOSTOK") are part of a unique, patriotic, and somewhat eclectic display. The local spiritual community, led by Father Gavriil (Gabriel), is known for combining intense Orthodox devotion with Soviet/Russian patriotic symbols, viewing the country s history (including the space age) through a spiritual lens. This particular "installation" links the idea of "spiritual ascent" with the physical ascent of space exploration, a quirky but sincere local expression of faith. The "Clock Tower": The transparent model tower with clocks is a stylized representation of the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin. The Kremlin is often associated with state power, and its inclusion here reinforces the church s focus on the spiritual destiny of the Russian state. This is one of the most idiosyncratic religious sites in the St. Petersburg region--a place where Tsarist martyrdom, Orthodox mysticism, and Soviet space achievements are all visually blended together. Russia, October 9, 2025  Orthodox Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013  Orthodox Church in Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013  Paromenskaya Church (Uspeniya s Paroma) in Zavelichye. Pskov, Russia, August 8, 2004  Rozhdestveno church, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 22, 2004  Orthodox Church inside Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013  Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church at 40 Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2003  Church of Savior on Blood at early morning. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 7, 2004  An Orthodox church at Karl Marx (now Bolshoi Sampsonievskiy) Prospect in Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 21, 1999.  A dome of Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church at 40 Nevsky Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005  A cat at the entrance of wooden Orthodox Christian church in Sapiornoe. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 23, 2015  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  Griaznovka(?) River and the church in Rozhdestveno, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 22, 2004  A monument to V. I. Lenin in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg. This place was originally occupied by an Orthodox Cathedral (a commemorative wooden cross was erected recently). Russia, April 8, 1999.  Russian Orthodox church of Peter and Paul in Siverskaya, 45 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 6, 2003  Peter and Paul orthodox church on Krasnaya Street. Siverskaya south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 20, 2015  Recently built wooden Orthodox Christian church of Boris and Gleb in Agalatovo. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2011  A yard of a Christian Orthodox church in Konevets Island in Ladozhskoe Lake, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002  Tourist excursion of Christian Orthodox church in Konevets Island in Ladozhskoe Lake, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002  Wall painting in a Christian Orthodox church in Konevets Island in Ladozhskoe Lake, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002  Interior of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005  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  Church of Savior on Blood, Benois Building (lighted) and Griboedov Canal at night. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 7, 2004  A pond of Oredezh River, Riga Highway and the church in Rozhdestveno, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 22, 2004  Interior of the Andreevsky Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Apostle Andrei) in Vasilievsky Ostrov neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004  Interior of a ruined church. Zhikharevo, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011  Interior decorations of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009  Interior of Church of Boris and Gleb in Agalatovo. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2011  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 Saint Catherine Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005  Littered parking place at Al Jassasiya Street in Musheirib neighborhood. Doha, Qatar, December 25, 2015  Near parking place in Emilie Rueker Wildlife Refuge in Tiverton. Rhode Island, November 2, 2003  Wooden Orthodox Christian church in Sapiornoe (Tserkov Konevskoy Ikony Bozhiey Materi, built in 1994). North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2011  Interior of a Gothic church of Peter and Paul in Shuvalovo Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2011  Interior mosaics on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009  Interior of Kazanskaya Church of Voskresenskiy Novodevichiy Monastery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2010  Interior of a church in Rozhdestveno, south from Saint Petersburg in Leningrad Region. Russia, June 19, 2011  Vines near a parking place in Sam Houston National Forest, near Road FM 1375. Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2012  Wooden Orthodox Christian church in Sapiornoe (Tserkov Konevskoy Ikony Bozhiey Materi, built in 1994). North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 23, 2015  Interior of a church of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015  - orthodox Easter in a church on Throckmorton Street 4/26/97 (Dallas, April 9 - 29, 1997)  - orthodox Easter in a church on Throckmorton Street 4/26/97 (Dallas, April 9 - 29, 1997)  Interior of a recently open church of Uspensky(?) monastery in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005  Fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus) near parking place in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 8, 2022  Longawned hairgrass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) near a parking place in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 15, 2020  A dove on a palm at a parking place near a restaurant along Arava Road to Eilat. Yotvata or En Hazeva (?), the Middle East, January 13, 2001  Interior of Church of Uspeniya Presviatoy Bogoroditsy (built in 2008) in Pargolovo Cemetery near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 10, 2013  Interior of St. Nicolas the Miracle-Worker Church in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016  Recently renovated orthodox Christian Church Saint Vladimir Cathedral on Lenina Prospekt Street in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2010  Sunrise from a parking place through smoke from prescribed burning in Sam Houston National Forest, near Road FM 1375. Huntsville, Texas, April 22, 2012  Hairawn muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) near a parking place in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 5, 2019  Fallen leaves of crape myrtle and cypress elm on a parking place in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 22, 2019  Hairawn muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) near a parking place in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 20, 2020  Lindheimer s muhly grass (Muhlenbergia lindheimeri) near a parking place in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 15, 2020  Lindheimer s muhly grass (Muhlenbergia lindheimeri) near a parking place in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 20, 2020  Piano key inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus impatiens)(?) on a lawn near a parking place in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2022  Southern dawnflower (Stylisma humistrata) on a parking place on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, July 26, 2022  Masses of hairawn muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) near a parking place in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 20, 2020  A.S. at entrance to Nahal Tseelim River Gorge from Dead Sea, 2 miles north from Masada, view from a parking place. The Middle East, January 20, 2001  Dissected Amanita mushroom on a parking place on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018  Warty cap of some Amanita mushroom on a parking place on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018 |
