Marble statue, Pavlovsk Palace, Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, Russia

Church of the Resurrection, Catherine Palace, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Golden domes of the Church of the Resurrection, Catherine Palace, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, New Pier District, Pier Head Building, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay, Dawn

Ceiling of the Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas (Morskoy Nikolskiy Sobor) - Russian Orthodox cathedral built in 1903â€"1913 as the main church of the Russian Navy, and dedicated to all fallen seamen...

Smolny Cathedral (Sobor) by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, built between 1748 & 1764, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Interiors of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Russia, Saint Petersburg, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood

Russia, Saint Petersburg, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood at sunset

Church of the Grand Palace, Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Grave of composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tikhvin Cemetery, Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Admiralty building, View from the Colonnade of St. Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Smolny Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Interior of the Church of the Savior on Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Interior of the Church of the Savior on Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Domes of Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Illuminated Domes of Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia

An old grave at the Tikhvin Cemetery, Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Woman in Tsar era attire, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Russia, St. Petersburg, Pushkin-Tsarskoye Selo, Catherine Palace Chapel detail

Russia, St. Petersburg, Pushkin-Tsarskoye Selo, Catherine Palace, west end

Russia, Leningradskaya Oblast, Gatchina, Prioratsky Palace, built by Czar Paul I for the Knights of the Order of Malta

Russia, St. Petersburg, Pushkin-Tsarskoye Selo, Catherine Palace Chapel detail

Russia, St. Petersburg, Center, Church of the Saviour of Spilled Blood on Griboedov Canal

Russia, St. Petersburg, Center, Dvotsovaya Square, Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum

Russia, St. Petersburg, Petrograd, Museum of Political History, office of Joseph Stalin

Russia, St. Petersburg, Winter Palace, Hermitage Museum, Room 197, The 1812 War Gallery

Russia, St Petersburg, Peterhof Palace(Petrodvorets) Grand Cascade

Russia, St Petersburg, Peterhof Palace(Petrodvorets) Grand Cascade

St.Petersburg, Russia; Ballet dancers onstage during the performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet 'Swan Lake'

Russia, St.Petersburg; St.Isaac's Cathedral in silhoutte against a dramatic eveing light with the Tsar Nicholas IInd's statue

Russia, St.Petersburg; Prince Sigfried played by Yuri Kalinin, First Prize Winner at the Citta' di Rieti International Dance Competion, performing in Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'

Russia, St.Petersburg; Two ballet dancers in the wings during a performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'

Russia, St.Petersburg; Prince Sigfried played by Yuri Kalinin, First Prize Winner at the Citta' di Rieti International Dance Competion during a performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'

Russia; St.Petersburg; Prince Sigfried dancing with the Swan in the performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'

The sun rises behind the Sunshine Skyway Bridge as seen from Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County, Florida.

The Peter and Paul Fortress, part of the State Museum of Saint Petersburg History, as seen from the Palace Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Bronze Horseman, a monument to the Peter the Great on the Senatskaia Ploshchad, built by order of the Empress Catherine the Great in 1782, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Statues and fountains of the Summer Garden (Letniy sad) in autumn, Saint Petersburg, Russia

A marble statue, Summer Garden (Letniy sad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

A wooden pergola of the Summer Garden (Letniy sad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

Small (Minor) Chinese Bridge in Alexander Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Upper Bathhouse pavilion in autumn, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Catherine Palace, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Italian style pergola in the Private Garden, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Bust of Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, with Grotto pavilion in the background, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Grotto Pavilion reflected in the Great Pond, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Upper Bathhouse pavilion in autumn, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Upper Bathhouse pavilion in autumn, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Bust of Boreas, god of the north wind, with the Upper Bathhouse pavilion in the background, Catherine Park, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

Catherine Palace, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), near St. Petersburg, Russia

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, Skyline, New Pier District, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, Skyline, New Pier District, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, New Pier District, Pier Head Building, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay, Sunrise

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, New Pier District, Pier Head Building, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, New Pier District, Pier Head Building, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay, Moon, Dawn

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, New Pier District, Pier Head Building, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay, Dawn

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, New Pier District, Pier Head Building, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay, Dawn

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, New Pier District, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay, Spa Beach, Sunrise

USA, Florida, Saint Petersburg, New Pier District, Pier Head Building, 26 Acre Public Park On Tampa Bay, Dawn

Florida, St. Petersburg, Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Florida, St. Petersburg, Dali Museum at dawn. Completed in 1982 and designed by Yann Weymouth.

Lakhta Center - the tallest building in Russia and Europe, and the 16th-tallest building in the world, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Lakhta Center - the tallest building in Russia and Europe, and the 16th-tallest building in the world, Saint Petersburg, Russia

View across River Neva towards the Admiralty Building and Saint Isaac Cathedral (Isaakievskiy Sobor), Saint Petersburg, Russia

Angels on the facade of the Smolny Cathedral (Sobor) by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, built between 1748 & 1764, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Smolny Cathedral (Sobor) by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, built between 1748 & 1764, Saint Petersburg, Russia

A sculpture in the Summer garden (Letniy sad), Saint Petersburg, Russia

Interiors of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Interiors of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The bell tower and domes of Saint Nicholas Naval Cathedral on Griboyedov Canal at dusk. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The Estonian Orthodox Holy Church of Saint Isidore on Griboyedov Canal. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The bell tower and domes of Saint Nicholas Naval Cathedral on Griboyedov Canal. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Details of the decorated interiors of Saint Isaac's Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The Palace Brige raised at night, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Russia, Saint Petersburg, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Jordan staircase in the winter palace

Russia, Saint Petersburg, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, river Moika and St. Isaac's cathedral

Russia, Saint Petersburg, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, view of the winter palace and the Neva river