The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia; striped; stripes; Kremlin Wall; Soviet; power; red star; white; spire; defensive; protective; protection; defence; power; state; authority; communism; communist state
Description
The St. Nicholas Tower, on the northern side of the Kremlin near the State Historical Museum, was built in 1492, at the same time as the neighbouring Spasskaya Tower. A gateway once ran through the sturdy base of the tower, defended by a bastion and drawbridge. The tower's name stems from an Icon of St. Nicholas mounted above the gate. Traditionally, disputes and arguments were resolved beneath the icon. The gate led to the boyars' mansions and the monastic buildings within the Kremlin. In 1612, during the struggle with Polish interventionists, a Russian volunteer army led by Duke Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin burst through the gates of the tower to liberate the Kremlin from the enemy. In 1812 a section of the tower, including the roof, was destroyed by French troops. From 1816-1819, the tower was reconstructed, and the damaged roof replaced with a new Gothic one made of iron, with openwork details. Four white-stone corner turrets were added to the tower's base. During the October Revolution the St. Nicholas Tower was badly damaged by artillery fire, but was repaired within a year. The tower measures 70 meters including the red star erected in 1937.
Ebay Motors; BMW 320; Car 8; Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; Lodge corner; kerb; tyre wall; curve; high speed; Rob Collard; white; e-bay; beemer
Team ES Racing; Vauxhall Vectra; Car 17; Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; Lodge corner; tyre wall; curve; high speed; Dave Newsham; Coffeedrops; yellow; black; fast
Meridian Motorsport; Car 46; U Recruit; high speed; motor racing; motor sport; motorsport; performance car; race; Lodge corner; Oulton Park; orange; grey; Ginetta G50
Ginetta G55; Oulton Park; Lodge Corner; Car 45; theplayer/century; high speed; motor racing; motor sport; motorsport; performance car; race; spectators; panning; pan
IX World Championship Endurance Pneumatics; Class 3; Finished 4th; 24 Hours WHITE NIGHTS ENDURANCE; St. Petersburg, Russia; Boat 26; speedboat; powerboat; racing boat; speed; wake; endurance race; water; waves; swell; outboard motor; fourth place
Peterhof Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia; jets of water; plume; geyser; stately home; grand building; impressive; spray; rise and fall; power; great height; steps; gold statues; waterway; canal; visitors; popular
Peterhof Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia; jet of water; plume; geyser; stately home; grand building; impressive; spray; rise and fall; power; great height; visitors; gardens; lawns
Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad, St. Petersburg, Russia; resistance; siege; nazi; blockade; people; residents; defenders; PM M1910 (Пулемёт Максима на станке Соколова, Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova; "Maxim's machine gun model 1910 on Sokolov's mount"; machine-gun; MG; Imperial Russian Army; World War I; Red Army; World War II; WWI; WWII; 1910; Hiram Maxim; Maxim gun; 7.62mm; mounted on a wheeled mount with a gun shield; Soviet; infantry version; static display; museum piece
Church on Vasilievsky Island, St. Petersburg, Russia; Saint Petersburg; spires; gilt; gilding; ornate; impressive; religion; religious; sunlight; sun; sunshine; trees
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Russian: Храм Спаса на Крови) Khram Spasa na Krovi, St. Petersburg, Russia. Church on Spilt Blood; Savior on Potatoes; Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Russian: Собор Воскресения Христова), its official name; impressive; gold; gilded; Griboedov Canal; Tsar Alexander; tourist attraction; landmark; wide angle; historic
Honda Yuasa Racing Team Honda Civic; Car 1; Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; Lodge corner; kerb; tyre wall; curve; high speed; 2011 BTCC Champion; being chased; leading the pack; ahead; in the lead; at the front
Ebay Motors; BMW 320; Car 38; Honda Yuasa Racing Team Honda Civic; Car 1; Matt Neal; Jason Plato; Gordon Shedden; Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; Lodge corner; kerb; tyre wall; curve; high speed; 2011 BTCC Champion; being chased; leading the pack; ahead; in the lead; at the front
Rob Austin Racing; Audi A4; Car 13; Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; close-up; bonnet; front end; cooling vents; radiator grill; wheel; dunlop tyre; racing slick; steal seal gaskets; white
Team Parker Racing; Porsche 911 GT Cup; Porsche Carrera Cup GB; Car 7; Support Race; Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; high speed; porky; JCT 600
Wild rabbit; bunny; long ears; white tail; cotton tail; mammal; family Leporidae; order Lagomorpha; furry; hare; hair; listening; alert; young; juvenile; Watership Down
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Taken in Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, Devon, England.
Peterhof Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia; fountain; jets of water; plume; geyser; stately home; grand building; impressive; spray; rise and fall; power; pool; tourist attraction; pool; lake; summer house; boy on fish; cupid; green; growth
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Zayachy Island, St. Petersburg, Russia; city; spectacular; gold; Russian Orthodox cathedral; Peter and Paul Fortress; Domenico Trezzini; world's tallest Orthodox bell tower; wooden bridge; road bridge; support struts
Cathedral of the Holy Apostle Andrey [Pervozvannogo], St. Petersburg, Russia; religion; religious; shrine; church tower; bell tower; Saint Andrew's Cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Apostle Andrey [Pervozvannogo], St. Petersburg, Russia; religion; religious; shrine; church tower; bell tower; Saint Andrew's Cathedral; busy street; road; cars; vehicles; commuters; overhead power lines; telephone lines; advert; advertising; advertisement; white lines; volkswagen; lining the street; trees
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye, Kolomensk Park, Moscow, Russia; Russian: Коло́менское); former royal estate; scenic area; white tower; religious; religion; soviet
Description
It is situated several kilometers to the south-east of the city-centre of Moscow, Russia, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name).
(Russian: Собор Василия Блаженного); The Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat (Russian: Собор Покрова пресвятой Богородицы, что на Рву); Russian Orthodox church; Red Square; Moscow; Built 1555–61; Ivan the Terrible; commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan; "Trinity Church"; "Trinity Cathedral"; central church of Intercession; local saint Vasily (Basil); Patriarch of Moscow and the tsar; architecture; Soviet Union; State Historical Museum; Russian Federation; Moscow Kremlin and Red Square UNESCO World Heritage Site; spires; soviet; communism; communist state; tourist attraction; colourful; colorful; unique; cobbled street; walkway; photographer; tripod
Description
It is often mislabelled as the Kremlin owing to its location on Red Square in immediate proximity of the Kremlin.
Peterhof Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia; jets of water; plume; geyser; stately home; grand building; impressive; spray; rise and fall; power; pool; tourist attraction
Peterhof Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia; jets of water; plume; geyser; stately home; impressive; spray; rise and fall; power; great height; gold; head; fountain; spurt; water jet; water spout; F80
Roof of a building, St. Petersburg, Russia; Greek symbol; medical; medicine; carried by Hermes; staff entwined by two serpents; snakes; hospital; doctor; sign; profession
Church on Vasilievsky Island, St. Petersburg, Russia; Saint Petersburg; spires; gilt; gilding; ornate; impressive; religion; religious; partially hidden; trees; sheltered; obscured; tucked away
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Russian: Храм Спаса на Крови) Khram Spasa na Krovi, St. Petersburg, Russia. Church on Spilt Blood; Savior on Potatoes; Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Russian: Собор Воскресения Христова), its official name; impressive; gold; gilded; Griboedov Canal; Tsar Alexander; tourist attraction; landmark; wide angle; historic
Peterhof Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia; jets of water; plume; geyser; stately home; grand building; impressive; spray; rise and fall; power; great height; gold statues
BINZ Racing Vauxhall Vectra; Car 43; Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; Lodge corner; kerb; tyre wall; curve; high speed; Binz Intelligent Eyeware; wheel heaven
Honda Yuasa Racing Team Honda Civic; Car 52; Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; Lodge corner; kerb; tyre wall; curve; high speed; Flash Gordon
Honda Yuasa Racing Team Honda Civic; Car 52; Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship; Lodge corner; kerb; tyre wall; curve; high speed; Flash Gordon
Car 95; Staffline Recruitment Group Plc; high speed; motor racing; motor sport; motorsport; performance car; race; safety fence; Ginetta GT Supercup; Oulton Park; JHR Developments
Tollbar Racing with WIRED; Ginetta G55; Oulton Park; Lodge Corner; Car 22; high speed; motor racing; motor sport; motorsport; performance car; race; spectators; safety fence; arnco barrier; red
Meridian Motorsport; Car 46; U Recruit; high speed; motor racing; motor sport; motorsport; performance car; race; spectators; Lodge corner; Oulton Park; orange; grey; Ginetta G50
Ginetta G55; Tollbar Racing with WIRED; Bluechip; TCR; Oulton Park; Lodge Corner; Car 3; high speed; motor racing; motor sport; motorsport; performance car; race
Ginetta G55; Oulton Park; Lodge Corner; Car 78; CWS; high speed; motor racing; motor sport; motorsport; performance car; race; spectators; panning; pan
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Russian: Храм Спаса на Крови) Khram Spasa na Krovi, St. Petersburg, Russia. Church on Spilt Blood; Savior on Potatoes; Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Russian: Собор Воскресения Христова), its official name; impressive; gilded; Griboedov Canal; Tsar Alexander; tourist attraction; landmark; historic; gold; covered; minarets; towers; ornate; impressive; spectacular;
The Central Navy Museum, 4 Birzhevaya Ploschad, Vasileostrovskaya or Nevsky Prospekt, Spit of Vasilyevsky Island, St Petersburg, Russia; city; spectacular; landmark; boats; former Stock Exchange; carving; sculpture; Russian navy flag; white with blue diagonal cross; facade; trident; Ancient God
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Russian: Храм Спаса на Крови) Khram Spasa na Krovi, St. Petersburg, Russia. Church on Spilt Blood; Savior on Potatoes; Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Russian: Собор Воскресения Христова), its official name; impressive; gilded; Griboedov Canal; Tsar Alexander; tourist attraction; landmark; historic; gold; covered; minarets; towers; ornate; impressive; spectacular;
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye, Kolomensk Park, Moscow, Russia; Russian: Коло́менское); former royal estate; scenic area; entrance; archway; white tower; religious; religion; soviet; visitors; tourist attraction; trees; park; parkland; gold cross
Description
It is situated several kilometers to the south-east of the city-centre of Moscow, Russia, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name).
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye, Kolomensk Park, Moscow, Russia; Russian: Коло́менское); former royal estate; scenic area; entrance; archway; white tower; religious; religion; soviet; visitors; tourist attraction; locals; trees; park; parkland; path; pathway; walking; walk; stroll; relaxing
Description
It is situated several kilometers to the south-east of the city-centre of Moscow, Russia, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name).
(Russian: Па́мятник Ми́нину и Пожа́рскому); bronze statue; Red Square, Moscow, Russia; in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral; Free Society of Lovers of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Nizhny Novgorod; Tsar Alexander I; sculptor Ivan Martos; completed in 1816 in St Petersburg; base; granite from Finland; bronze plaque; (Russian: Собор Василия Блаженного); The Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat (Russian: Собор Покрова пресвятой Богородицы, что на Рву); Russian Orthodox church; Red Square; Moscow; Built 1555–61; Ivan the Terrible; commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan; "Trinity Church"; "Trinity Cathedral"; central church of Intercession; local saint Vasily (Basil); Patriarch of Moscow and the tsar; architecture; Soviet Union; State Historical Museum; Russian Federation; Moscow Kremlin and Red Square UNESCO World Heritage Site; spires; soviet; communism; communist state; tourist attraction; colourful; colorful; unique;
Description
The statue commemorates prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, who gathered the all-Russian volunteer army and expelled the forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from Moscow, thus putting an end to the Time of Troubles in 1612. Bronze plaque depicts a scene of citizens-patriots sacrificing their property for the benefit of the motherland. On the left is an image of the sculptor Martos, giving away his two sons (one of whom died in 1813) St. Basil's Cathedral is often mislabelled as the Kremlin owing to its location on Red Square in immediate proximity of the Kremlin.
