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Rathaus from Park uploaded on 20 May 2008

Behind the Rathaus is an extensive park featuring a pond. The shore opposite the Rathaus itself features views like this one.

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Rathaus Lion uploaded on 20 May 2008

Two lions carved out of pillar bases guard the main entrance to the Neues Rathaus.

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Self-portrait on Fortification Promenade uploaded on 22 December 2007

This is the only way I ever take self-portraits, and this promenade on top of one stretch of Peter and Paul fortification walls, the wind on it, the strong afternoon sunlight, the colours of the wood, all combined into what is one of my most treasured images.

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Peter and Paul Bastion uploaded on 22 December 2007

One of the lookout points on the fortification walls, with a view onto Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya (Дворцовая Набережная).

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Peter and Paul Cathedral uploaded on 22 December 2007

It is a powerful thing, entering this relatively small church and into space populated by famous deaths. Russian history lies here, mortal and immortal at the same time, and St. Catherine's Chapel, with the remains of the last royal family, evokes a silence that is hard to describe.

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Spilled Blood and Moyka uploaded on 22 December 2007

Church on the Spilled Blood (Спас-на-крови) is visible on the left in a view down the Moyka (Мойка), one of the rivers of St. Petersburg. Pleasureboats like the ones visible at dock in the middle of the image ferry tourists (and locals) on tours all over the city via its rivers. The "Northern Venice" nickname that St. Petersburg in often known by is most dramatically felt on one of these hyrdoexcursions.

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Church and Birch uploaded on 22 December 2007

The local church. Legend has it that these lands used to be among the property of Bagration, and that he himself once attended this church. During the Communist era, it was used as a storehouse for potatoes, but has recently been restored and opened, and is now open for services. Villagers donated time, money and goods to the church. My grandmother donated a massive icon that used to hang in our house in the village.

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Slide uploaded on 22 December 2007

This particular playground is located in the shared area for a complex of buildings adjacent to the building complex in which I used to live. Playgrounds are mostly Soviet-era conglomerations of metal swings, monkey bars and slides that would never pass modern safety standards. In many places, however, these collections have been standing for forty years if not more, testifying to the timelessness of quality of Soviet-style goods.

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Central Post uploaded on 22 December 2007

The central post office of Chişinău on Ştefan cel Mare, the main street of the city. While buses (at right) and trams are the cheapest form of municipal transport and still move many residents, they are overcrowded. Those who are able prefer vans converted to shuttles and sent on frequent trips on almost all possible routes (at left).

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Baltic lookout. uploaded on 19 December 2007

The Sea Channel and the Lower Gardens lead from the Grand Peterhof Palace to the Baltic Sea. Well-manicured lawns and extremely well-kept Gardens invite walks along lengths of promenade, from cafes by the sea to the hydrofoil docks, which connect Peterhof to St. Petersburg over water.

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