Table of contents:
- 1. Mansion of Matilda Kshesinskaya
- 2. Kshesinskaya estate
- 3. Matilda Feliksovna
- 4. Dvoryanskaya street
- 5. Isaac's Cathedral
- 6. Cathedral in the 19th century
- 7. Column of Glory
- 8. Carriage
- 9. View of St. Isaac's Cathedral
- 10. Horse Guards Manege
- 11. Big arena of the Horse Guards regiment
Video: Retro photographs of St. Petersburg, taken in the 19th - 20th centuries by an unknown photographer
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-10 02:10
Northern Palmyra has always attracted special interest and attracted tourists. In our review, a selection of old photographs that were taken more than 100 years ago in St. Petersburg by an unknown photographer. It is especially interesting to look at these pictures, first of all, for people who know this city well. But also for those who are just going to visit it.
1. Mansion of Matilda Kshesinskaya
2. Kshesinskaya estate
3. Matilda Feliksovna
4. Dvoryanskaya street
5. Isaac's Cathedral
6. Cathedral in the 19th century
7. Column of Glory
8. Carriage
9. View of St. Isaac's Cathedral
10. Horse Guards Manege
11. Big arena of the Horse Guards regiment
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