PHOTO: Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Alexander Column and Hermitage Museum, seen through the arch of the General Staff Building of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia
Alexander Column and Hermitage Museum, seen through the arch of the General Staff Building of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia
Little Konushennaya Street, one of several pedestrianized shopping streets in city center of St. Petersburg, Russia
Alexander Pushkin Monument stands in a part in the city center of St. Petersburg, Russia
Rostral Column on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg, Russia. The former lighthouse is decorated with the prows of conquered ships to frighten off invaders.
Exquisite interior of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral at Saint Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. The church and fort are first and oldest landmarks in the city, built during the reign of Peter the Great.