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View of the landing stage by the Winter
Palace
Ludwig Bohnstedt
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View of the Winter Palace from the Tower
of the Kunstkammer
Unknown engraver
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View of the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island
Ivan Chesky
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The windows in the projecting north-western part of
the palace provided a splendid view of the Admiralty, the Neva and
the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island. In front of the palace was a landing-stage,
while the parapet of the embankment was adorned by porphyry vases
and bronze sculptures of lions on granite pedestals. The building
of the Admiralty (1806-23, architect: Andreyan Zakharov) was surrounded
by a boulevard where Petersburgers liked to stroll. The Spit of Vasilyevsky
Island was turned into an ensemble in 1805-10 when the trade port
located there was given a grand appearance befitting its surroundings
in the centre of the capital. That period saw the construction of
the majestic Exchange building and the erection of the Rostral Columns
(architect: Thomas de Thomon), together with the creation of a granite
slope down to the Neva. |
