Polyrus' photos with the keyword: Russia

Mertens Fashion House is wedged between two buildings which look rather plain in comparison. It is one of the newest developments on the 4.5 km long Nevsky pr. and was built 1910-12 by Marian. S. Lyalievich in the the art nouveau Neo-Renaissance style for Mertens Furriers. Zara and Zara Home, one of the world's largest fashion houses opened an outlet at this address a few days before I took this photo at 02.30 one morning. I've just got through this morning without realising it is Friday, so this is a late submission. HFF and a Merry Christmas to all. Might need to go large to see the fence ;-)

Taken from the same spot as my previous upload, but looking the opposite way outside Gostinny Dvor on Nevsky prospekt in St Petersburg. Showing an in-your-face advertisement for Alexandr Peskov's January New Year one man show.

Former individual trading stores on Nevsky prospekt in St Petersburg, Russia. Designed by Rastrelli and completed in 1785.

...on the Chinese Bridge, outside The Catherine Palace, in Pushkin, Russia. HFF and good morning Down Under!

Following on from my previous upload, this postcard c1903 was mailed internally in Russia during 1907. There are four almost identical surviving Palladian bridges of this size, designed by the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). Three in England and this one one in Russia, at Tsarskoe Selo (now Pushkin) in the Environs of St Petersburg. Called the Siberian Marble Gallery by the Russians, it is situated between 'Swan Islands' in the landscaped Catherine Park of Tsarskoe Selo and spans a rivulet flowing between several large ponds. The bridge was modelled after the Palladian Bridge of 1736 in the park of Wilton House outside Salisbury in Wiltshire. All components of the bridge, including the granite Ionic colonnade — were produced in Ekaterinburg, transported to Tsarskoe Selo and then assembled in situ. It is probably called Siberian due to its construction with marble from the Urals.