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Everyday I’m Shufflin
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Photo: Kuznetsky Most (Moscow Metro station).
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Kuskovo
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Late autumn in Moscow. No visitors in park. Only wedding Photographer and frozen white brides.
Photo: The Grotto.
The grotto was constructed between 1755 and 1761 by the architect F. Afgounov, and was intended to represent the palace of the King of the Seas. It was placed next to a large pond, which reflected its imposing facade and dome. Inside rows of niches were filled with statues of Venus, Diana, Ceres, Flore, Juno and Jupiter. The windows were covered with iron grills forged by serf artisans look like strands of seaweed. The interior space, under dome, is meant to be the throne room of Neptune, crusted with seashells (1771-1775.) The grotto is one of the few 18th century grottos still preserving its original decoration.
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa in GUM
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Photo: The Leaning Tower in alabaster from Volterra (Italy).
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The last warm day in 2011
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Photo: the Mercedes Star on the house 2 on Serafimovicha street.View from the Kremlin.
Photo: Tsar Cannon. With equestrian image of Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich. 1586.
Photo: Tsar Cannon. Weight with a gun carriage – 55 tons. Take doubts that moved it on the wheels.
The largest photo in the Kremlin is an image of building in scale 1:1 behind the Tsar-bell.
Photo: Tsar-bell. 1733-35г.г. Weight – apprx. 200 tons.
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Today is windy
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Photo: billboard fell on a car. St. Novy Arbat. Inscription “Dare to be gentle” ))