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- 14September, 2016
- 4Architectural decoration - Polar Regions
- 4Metal architectural decoration
- 32016/09/11
- 3Cast Iron
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Lecture theatre building and maple tree at the Mikhailovskaya Dacha Campus of Saint Petersburg University
Download2015-09-14
The Mikhailovskaya Dacha Campus of Saint Petersburg University is about 25 km down the bay from downtown St. Petersburg. It came into operation in 2015. The conference hall seats about 450 and has simulataneous translation facilities. University of the Arctic held its Council Meeting her in...
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2016-09-11
In St. Petersburg, many street-level windows on businesses and apartments have decorative metal security grilles. This one is a sunburst pattern that extends over two sections, covering the window opening. The sunburst begins with an arc in the lower right of the right section. Metal rods...
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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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2016-09-11
St. Petersburg's canals provide a viable water-based transportation system. In addition to the tour boats, on the water, there were also personal watercraft moored along the canals. Mallard ducks can be seen near the back of the boats. In the background several applications of cast 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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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...