Oto in Motherland: a (huge) photo log
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
Buildings on the Admiralty Quay
Cheap Chinese food place on the Admiralty Quay
y halo thar?
The admiralty building in its usual decrepit state
*to be continued*
Cheap Chinese food place on the Admiralty Quay
y halo thar?
The admiralty building in its usual decrepit state
*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
Another wedding party near St. Isaac’s Cathedral and the Admiralty
Note where they appear to be coming out of
One of the doors to the St. Isaacs Cathedral. You can see how huge this is.
Columns
Oh hi
(again, good size comparison)
Moo
*to be continued*
Note where they appear to be coming out of
One of the doors to the St. Isaacs Cathedral. You can see how huge this is.
Columns
Oh hi
(again, good size comparison)
Moo
*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
A spiral staircase leading to the upper colonnade of the cathedral, the most popular observation deck in an otherwise-low-built city.
Coming up to the Colonnade…
*to be continued*
Coming up to the Colonnade…
*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
One of the 4 small cupolas on the corners of the cathedral
Astoria Hotel from above
Birds’ eye views:
The high-rise buildings you see in the background of this one are the newer part of Vasilievski island where I lived.
Neva and the Menshikov Palace at the centre
A locked spiral staircase leading higher still.
(too bad it’s locked )
*to be continued*
Astoria Hotel from above
Birds’ eye views:
The high-rise buildings you see in the background of this one are the newer part of Vasilievski island where I lived.
Neva and the Menshikov Palace at the centre
A locked spiral staircase leading higher still.
(too bad it’s locked )
*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
Looking down at the traffic below
Kazan Cathedral at centre
Winter Palace in the middle, Admiralty and the fortress on the left, Palace square and Alexander’s column on the right
Isaakeevskaya Square below, with the statue and city hall
Square, slightly right. The large wooden cupola of the Ismailovsky Cathedral, seen under restoration on the right, was destroyed in a fire just before I went back to Canada
*to be continued*
Kazan Cathedral at centre
Winter Palace in the middle, Admiralty and the fortress on the left, Palace square and Alexander’s column on the right
Isaakeevskaya Square below, with the statue and city hall
Square, slightly right. The large wooden cupola of the Ismailovsky Cathedral, seen under restoration on the right, was destroyed in a fire just before I went back to Canada
*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
Senate Square, with the Bronze Horseman just out of view behind the trees
The exit?
Just one more picture!
Saviour-on-the-Blood in the centre, Palace Square on the left, very far on the right – the white rising spires of Smolny Cathedral
Coming down
Snapping a picture as I go, catching the Ismailovsky cathedral which would burn a couple of weeks later.
*to be continued*
The exit?
Just one more picture!
Saviour-on-the-Blood in the centre, Palace Square on the left, very far on the right – the white rising spires of Smolny Cathedral
Coming down
Snapping a picture as I go, catching the Ismailovsky cathedral which would burn a couple of weeks later.
*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
The Bronze Horseman
St. Isaac’s Cathedral, again
I’ll never get over the impression of mass it gives. A fantastic building.
Richly-decorated house on Manezhny Boulevard
For some reason this one stuck out in my memory – a gate into nowhere (that is, I remembered exactly where it was from back in the day, and had no trouble finding it – it’s not an official landmark or anything)
The old historic storehouse complex New Holland, presently under reconstruction by a French architect
*to be continued*
St. Isaac’s Cathedral, again
I’ll never get over the impression of mass it gives. A fantastic building.
Richly-decorated house on Manezhny Boulevard
For some reason this one stuck out in my memory – a gate into nowhere (that is, I remembered exactly where it was from back in the day, and had no trouble finding it – it’s not an official landmark or anything)
The old historic storehouse complex New Holland, presently under reconstruction by a French architect
*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
Mariinsky Theater, also known as Kirov Theatre, home of the most famous Ballet troupe in the world
Construction site for 2nd hall of the Mariinsky Theater – except the project for it was scrapped. They’re still clearing it, waiting for a new project to be approved.
*to be continued*
Construction site for 2nd hall of the Mariinsky Theater – except the project for it was scrapped. They’re still clearing it, waiting for a new project to be approved.
*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…
- Otohiko
- Joined: Mon May 05, 2003 8:32 pm
Synagogue
Possibly the neatest and best-maintained building in the city
I’ve now entered Dostoyevski’s Petersburg, vividly described in Crime and Punishment. Dostoyevski was very exact about geographical detail; I wasn’t, but the overall area still gives the same impressions.
*to be continued*
Possibly the neatest and best-maintained building in the city
I’ve now entered Dostoyevski’s Petersburg, vividly described in Crime and Punishment. Dostoyevski was very exact about geographical detail; I wasn’t, but the overall area still gives the same impressions.
*to be continued*
The Birds are using humanity in order to throw something terrifying at this green pig. And then what happens to us all later, that’s simply not important to them…