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- 12September, 2016
- 4Architectural decoration - Polar Regions
- 4Metal architectural decoration
- 32016/09/11
- 3Cast Iron
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2016-09-11
Campbell, Sandy, Sokolov, Pavel (sculptor)
This sphinx sits at the north east corner of the Egyptian Bridge, which crosses the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Lermontovsky Prospekt runs over the bridge. There are four cast iron sphinxes at the corners of the bridge. They were created by Pavel Sokolov in 1825/26.
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Detail of cast iron fence at Muzey istorii gosudarstvennykh bumag Rossii fabriki «Goznak», St. Petersburg, Russia
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This long fence runs alongside the back of the museum, Muzey istorii gosudarstvennykh bumag Rossii fabriki «Goznak» in St. Petersburg, Russia. The top of the poles are decorated with black spear-heads, four each on either side of a gold wreath, each spear head sitting on a gold tassel and a...
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2016-09-11
This cast iron balcony railings is one of the most ornate designs among St. Petersburg's decorative ironwork. The bilaterally symmetrical design is made up of leaves and curlicues and fills the whole panel without repetition. Behind the railing, a partially open French-door and ornately...
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2016-09-14
The prominently displayed wheelchair sign indicates that these steel ramps are designed for wheelchair access. Too steep for a wheelchair users to navigate on their own, these ramps are probably most used to move goods on hand-carts up the two steps from the sidewalk to the store front. These...
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2016-09-11
In this boulevard garden in St. Petersburg, Russia nasturtiums, cosmos, calendula and a few asters were still blooming in mid-September. The garden is fenced with black metal fencing and the nasturtiums are in a concrete planter in front of the garden. There is a birch tree in the middle of...
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2016-09-10
The Trinity Cathedral, also known as the Troitsky Cathedral was opened in 1835. It is a Russian Orthodox cathedral, built in Neoclassical style. On August 25, 2006, while under renovation, the dome burned. The Cathedral was restored and reopened in 2010. Floodlit at night, the blue domes...