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Patrick Guerrand Hermes Snow Polo Cup |
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Travel
Moscow & St. Petersburg
Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi
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Welcome to Moscow (in Russian Москва), the capital and the largest city of Russia. The Cathedral of the Blessed Basil, as it's populary known, is one of the most emblematic of the city. It is placed in the Red Square, and was built on the order of Ivan the Terrible, between 1555 and 1561, to commemorte the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan |
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The enormous Tsar Bell, located in the Kremlin, is 6,14 mt in height, 6.6 mt in diameter, and weights 200 tons, making the largest bell in the world. The first version was cast in 1655 |
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The huge Kremlin wall, as seen from outside. In Russian Кремль, means "fortress", "citadel" or "castle, is the location of the Russian government |
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Inside of the Kremlin |
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The impressive Tsar Cannon was created in 1586, with the purpose of defending the Kremlin's Savior Gate, which leds to the Red Square |
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Inside of the The Shopping Gum, the biggest in Moscow |
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The Shopping Gum, by night. It is located on the side of the Red Square |
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The worldwide famous Red Square, in Russian Кра́сная пло́щадь. The square separates the Kremlin from the Royal Citadel. On the back, the St. Basil Cathedral and the Lenin Mausoleum. The Red Square is considered the central square of Moscow and Russia |
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A beautiful view of the State Historical Museum, of Russian history, founded in 1872, and the largest in Russia. |
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St. Petersburg, in Russian Санкт-Петербург, was founded by Tsar Peter I the Great, in 1703, and the second largest city of the country. This house was Tsar Peter's house, by the time he founded the city. He lived there for around six months. |
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The St. Isaac Cathedral, one of the most beautiful in Russia. It was built by Peter the Great in honor of Saint Isaac of Dalmatia. In front of the Cathedral there's The Bronze Horseman, an equestrian statue of Peter The Great, and has a thunder stone as a pedestal, sometimes to be claimed the largest stone even moved by a man. |
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Simply wonderful - St. Petersburg by night. The city was also called Petrograd (1914-1924) and Leningrad (1924-1991). A view of the bridge and the frozen Neva River |
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Another view of the frozen Neva River. On the back the St. Peter Cathedral |
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St. Petersburg from Neva River. On the back, the St. Isaac Cathedral |
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The State Hermitage (Russian Государственный Эрмитаж) is currently a museum of art and culture, one of the oldest in the world, and founded by Catherine the Great in 1764. It opened to the public in 1862. |
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The State Hermitage, as seen from the Neva River. It's been It's the former Imperial Residence, until the October Revolution in 1917, when it was proclaimed state museum |
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The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Russian Храм Спаса на Кровиon). Its name refers to the blood of the Tsar Alexander II, who was murdered in that site, in 1881 |
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The St. Petersburg Parliament, by night |
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St. Peter and St. Paul fort island founded by Peter the Great. On the back the St. Peter Cathedral, where many Tsars are buried,, including the last, Nicholas II and his family, murdered in 1918 |
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